Nondestructive window mountable silicone edge graphic
AssigneeSuper Color Digital, LLC
InventorScott V. Murray
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Abstract
A silicone edge graphic mountable to a window with suction cups is shown. The silicone edge graphic may have a frame where the suction cups are attached to the frame and offset from the frame so that the frame is not touching a mounting surface of the window or the wall of the window when mounted to mitigate damage to the window or wall. When the silicone edge graphic is mounted to the window, the frame may rest on a support surface, such as a window sill or the ground, to provide additional support for the weight of the silicone edge graphic.
Claims14
A silicone edge graphic mountable to a mounting window for mitigating damage to a mounting surface, the silicone edge graphic comprising:
- a frame defining front and rear sides;
- a suction cup attached to the frame wherein the suction cup is completely disposed within a footprint of an outer periphery of the front side of the frame and behind the frame to hide the suction cup when a viewer views a printed indicia of the silicone edge graphic from a front perspective of the silicone edge graphic, the suction cup defining an engagement surface that generates a vacuum against the mounting surface to mount the silicone edge graphic to the mounting surface, the engagement surface of the suction cup being offset away from the rear side of the frame so that the front side of the frame is further away from the engagement surface than the rear side of the frame to prevent contact between the frame and the mounting surface when the silicone edge graphic is mounted to the mounting surface;
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- a sheet with the printed indicia thereon and disposed closer to the front side of the frame compared to the rear side of the frame, an outer peripheral portion of the sheet having a shape coinciding with an outer periphery of the frame, an edge portion of the sheet having silicone attached thereto, the silicone being disposed within slots formed in the frame to attach the sheet to the frame.
A wall with a mounting surface and a silicone edge graphic attached to the mounting surface while mitigating damage to the mounting surface, the wall comprising:
- a frame defining front and rear side;
- a suction cup attached to the frame wherein the suction cup is completely disposed within a footprint of an outer periphery of the front side of the frame and behind the frame to hide the suction cup when a viewer views a printed indicia of the silicone edge graphic from a front perspective of the silicone edge graphic, the suction cup defining an engagement surface that generates a vacuum against the mounting surface to mount the silicone edge graphic to the mounting surface, the engagement surface of the suction cup being offset away from the rear side of the frame so that the front side of the frame is further away from the engagement surface than the rear side of the frame to prevent damage to the mounting surface when the silicone edge graphic is mounted to the mounting surface;
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- a sheet with the printed indicia thereon and disposed closer to the front side of the frame compared to the rear side of the frame, an outer peripheral portion of the sheet having a shape coinciding with an outer periphery of the frame, an edge portion of the sheet having silicone attached thereto, the silicone being disposed within slots formed in the frame to attach the sheet to the frame.
A method of mounting a silicone edge graphic to a mounting surface, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a frame having a fastener, the fastener being completely disposed within a footprint of the frame and behind the frame so that the fastener is hidden when a viewer views a front side of the frame from a front perspective of the silicone edge graphic, the frame being attachable to the mounting surface with the front side of the frame facing away from the mounting surface;
- resting the frame on a support surface;
- contacting the fastener directly with a mounting surface so that an engagement surface defined by the fastener generates a gripping force against the mounting surface and the engagement surface of the fastener is offset away from a rear side of the frame so that a front side of the frame is further away from the engagement surface than the rear side of the frame to prevent contact between the frame and the mounting surface;
- providing a sheet with indicia printed thereon, an outer peripheral portion of the sheet having a shape coinciding with an outer periphery of the frame, an edge portion of the sheet having silicone attached thereto;
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- inserting a silicone edge portion of the sheet within a slot contouring outer edges of the frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.