Mounting assembly for a medal and a ribbon and a method of mounting the medal and the ribbon
OwnerMatthew J. Antoniouinventor
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Abstract
A mounting assembly for a medal is provided. The medal is coupled to a ribbon. The mounting assembly includes a housing, a magnet disposed in the housing, and a clip member having first and second walls. The first wall has a first surface and a second surface. The second wall has a biasing portion extending toward the first wall. The second wall is coupled to the housing such that a gap is formed between the biasing portion and the first surface of the first wall. The mounting assembly further includes an adhesive sheet that is disposed on the second surface of the first wall. The adhesive sheet is configured to hold the medal thereon.
Claims16
A mounting assembly for a medal, the medal being coupled to a ribbon, comprising:
- a housing;
- a magnet being disposed in the housing;
- a clip member having first and second walls, the first wall having a first surface and a second surface disposed opposite to the first surface, the second wall having a biasing portion extending toward the first wall, the second wall being coupled to the housing such that a gap is formed between the biasing portion and the first surface of the first wall;
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- an adhesive sheet being disposed on the second surface of the first wall, the adhesive sheet configured to hold the medal thereon.
The mounting assembly of claim 2, wherein the gap is sized and configured to receive a portion of the ribbon therein, such that the biasing portion urges the portion of the ribbon against the first surface of the first wall to hold the portion of the ribbon within the gap.
A method of mounting a medal on a mounting assembly, comprising:
- providing the medal with a ribbon attached to the medal;
- providing the mounting assembly having a housing, a magnet, a clip member, and an adhesive sheet, the housing having the magnet disposed therein, the clip member having first and second walls, the first wall having a first surface and a second surface disposed opposite to the first surface, the second wall having a biasing portion extending toward the first surface of the first wall, the second wall being coupled to the housing such that a gap is formed between the biasing portion and the first surface of the first wall, the adhesive sheet being disposed on the second surface of the first wall;
- disposing a portion of the ribbon in the gap such that the biasing portion urges the ribbon against the first surface of the first wall to hold the portion of the ribbon within the gap;
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- attaching the medal to the adhesive sheet.
A method of mounting a medal on a mounting assembly, comprising:
- providing the medal with a ribbon attached to the medal;
- disposing a sheath member around a portion of the ribbon;
- providing the mounting assembly having a housing, a magnet, a clip member, and an adhesive sheet, the housing having the magnet disposed therein, the clip member having first and second walls, the first wall having a first surface and a second surface disposed opposite to the first surface, the second wall having a biasing portion extending toward the first surface of the first wall, the second wall being coupled to the housing such that a gap is formed between the biasing portion and the first surface of the first wall, the adhesive sheet being disposed on the second surface of the first wall;
- disposing the sheath member in the gap such that the biasing portion urges the sheath member against the first surface of the first wall to hold the sheath member and the portion of the ribbon within the gap;
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- attaching the medal to the adhesive sheet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.