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US 2023/0145688 A1Published application
Mounting system, method, and device
AssigneePunch Collage, LLC
InventorJayson Hill
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a system, method, and device for mounting pictures, art, and other framed images on a wall or other mounting surface by creating a receptacle in the rabbet area of the frame for the framed image wherein the receptacle fits onto a mounting plate that is attached to the mounting surface.
Claims35
A system for mounting a framed image on a mounting surface comprising:
- a mounting plate and a receptacle, wherein the receptacle is fixedly placed into the rabbet area of a frame behind the image being framed, and the shape and size of the receptacle are designed for removably placing the receptacle onto the mounting plate;
- wherein the receptacle is located in a cut-out at or near the center of a solid-core substrate,
- wherein the receptacle is fixedly attached into the cut-out using a coupling plate that locks the receptacle into the cut-out with the solid-core substrate between the coupling plate and the receptacle,
- wherein there is a means for fixedly attaching the solid-core substrate in the rabbet area whereby the back surface of the solid-core substrate is even with the back edges of the frame,
- wherein the mounting plate has a bull's-eye opening at the center for aligning the mounting plate over a predetermined point on the mounting surface,
- wherein the mounting plate contains a means for leveling the mounting plate on the mounting surface before the mounting plate is removably adhered to the mounting surface,
- wherein the size, shape, and orientation of the receptacle allow the framed image to be level on the mounting surface when mounted onto a level mounting plate,
- wherein one or both of the receptacle or the mounting plate has a means for preventing the receptacle from sliding off the mounting plate.
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A method for leveling and mounting a framed image on a mounting surface comprising the following steps:
- Placing an image in a frame,
- Fixedly attaching a solid-core substrate at the back of the rabbet area of the frame,
- Making a cut-out at or near the center of the solid-core substrate for the placement of a receptacle,
- wherein the receptacle is affixed in the cut-out using a coupling plate that locks onto the receptacle with the solid-core substrate in between the receptacle and the coupling plate,
- wherein the shape and size of the receptacle are designed for removably placing the receptacle over and onto a mounting plate,
- wherein the shape and size of said mounting plate are designed to fit within the receptacle,
- wherein said mounting plate has a bull's-eye opening at the center for aligning the mounting plate over a predetermined point on the mounting surface,
- wherein the mounting plate contains a means for leveling the mounting plate on the mounting surface before the mounting plate is removably attached to the mounting surface,
- Placing the bull's eye opening of the mounting plate over a predetermined point on the mounting surface,
- Leveling the mounting plate on the mounting surface,
- Removably attaching said level mounting plate onto the mounting surface,
- Placing the receptacle over and onto the level mounting plate;
- wherein the size, shape, and orientation of said receptacle are designed so that the framed image is level when mounted onto the level mounting plate,
- wherein one or both of the receptacle or the mounting plate has a means for preventing the receptacle from sliding away from the mounting surface and off of the mounting plate,
- wherein the framed image is flush to the mounting surface.
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A method for leveling and mounting a framed image on a mounting surface comprising the following steps:
- Placing an image in a frame,
- Fixedly attaching a solid-core substrate at the back of the rabbet area of the frame,
- Making a cut-out at or near the center of the solid-core substrate to form a receptacle,
- wherein the shape and size of the receptacle are designed for removably placing the receptacle over and onto a mounting plate,
- wherein the shape and size of said mounting plate are designed to fit within the receptacle,
- wherein said mounting plate has a bull's-eye opening at the center for aligning the mounting plate over a predetermined point on the mounting surface,
- wherein the mounting plate contains a means for leveling the mounting plate on the mounting surface before the mounting plate is removably attached to the mounting surface,
- Placing the bull's eye opening of the mounting plate over a predetermined point on the mounting surface,
- Leveling the mounting plate on the mounting surface,
- Removably attaching said level mounting plate onto the mounting surface,
- Placing the receptacle over and onto the level mounting plate;
- wherein the size, shape, and orientation of said receptacle are designed so that the framed image is level when mounted onto the level mounting plate,
- wherein one of the receptacle or the mounting plate has a means for preventing the receptacle from sliding away from the mounting surface and off of the mounting plate,
- wherein the framed image is flush to the mounting surface.
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(canceled)
A method for leveling and mounting one or more framed images on a mounting surface comprising the following steps:
- Placing images in a frame,
- Fixedly attaching a solid-core substrate at the back of the rabbet area of each said frame,
- Making a cut-out at or near the center of each said solid-core substrate for the placement of a receptacle,
- wherein the receptacle is affixed in the cut-out of each said substrate using a coupling plate that locks onto the receptacle with the solid-core substrate sandwiched in between the receptacle and the coupling plate,
- wherein the shape and size of each said receptacle are designed for removably placing the receptacle over and onto a mounting plate,
- wherein the shape and size of each said mounting plate are designed to fit within the receptacle,
- wherein each said mounting plate has a bull's-eye opening at the center for aligning the mounting plate over a predetermined point on the mounting surface,
- wherein the predetermined point for each said mounting plate is identified using a template placed onto the mounting surface;
- wherein said template identifies the location of each said framed image in relationship to all other said framed images, identifies the location of the receptacle for each said framed image, and identifies the center point for each said receptacle,
- wherein each said mounting plate contains a means for leveling the mounting plate on the mounting surface before each said mounting plate is removably attached to the mounting surface,
- Placing the bull's eye opening of each said mounting plate over a predetermined point on the mounting surface,
- Leveling each said mounting plate on the mounting surface,
- Removably attaching each said level mounting plate onto the mounting surface,
- Placing the receptacle for each corresponding framed image over and onto the level mounting plate for that framed image;
- wherein the size, shape, and orientation of each said receptacle are designed so that each said framed image is level when mounted onto the level mounting plate for said framed image,
- wherein one of each said receptacle or each said mounting plate has a means for preventing the receptacle from sliding away from the mounting surface and off of the mounting plate,
- wherein each said framed image is flush to the mounting surface.
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A method for leveling and mounting one or more framed images on a mounting surface comprising the following steps:
- Placing images in a frame,
- Fixedly attaching a solid-core substrate at the back of the rabbet area of each said frame,
- Making a cut-out at or near the center of each said solid-core substrate to form a receptacle for each framed image,
- wherein the shape and size of each said receptacle are designed for removably placing the receptacle over and onto a mounting plate,
- wherein the shape and size of each said mounting plate are designed to fit within the receptacle,
- wherein each said mounting plate has a bull's-eye opening at the center for aligning the mounting plate over a predetermined point on the mounting surface,
- wherein the predetermined point for each said mounting plate is identified using a template placed onto the mounting surface;
- wherein said template identifies the location of each said framed image in relationship to all other said framed images, identifies the location of the receptacle for each said framed image, and identifies the center point for each said receptacle,
- wherein each said mounting plate contains a means for leveling the mounting plate on the mounting surface before each said mounting plate is removably attached to the mounting surface,
- Placing the bull's eye opening of each said mounting plate over a predetermined point on the mounting surface,
- Leveling each said mounting plate on the mounting surface,
- Removably attaching each said level mounting plate onto the mounting surface,
- Placing the receptacle for each corresponding framed image over and onto the level mounting plate for that framed image;
- wherein the size, shape, and orientation of each said receptacle are designed so that each said framed image is level when mounted onto the level mounting plate for said framed image,
- wherein one of each said receptacle or each said mounting plate has a means for preventing the receptacle from sliding away from the mounting surface and off of the mounting plate,
- wherein each said framed image is flush to the mounting surface.
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A device for mounting a framed image on a mounting surface comprising:
- a mounting plate and a receptacle, wherein the receptacle is designed to be located in a cut-out at or near the center of a solid-core substrate that is fixedly attached in the rabbet area of the frame behind the framed image;
- wherein the receptacle is fixedly attached into the cut-out using a coupling plate that locks the receptacle into the cut-out with the solid-core substrate between the coupling plate and the receptacle,
- wherein the mounting plate has a bull's-eye opening at the center for aligning the mounting plate over a predetermined point on the mounting surface,
- wherein the mounting plate contains a means for leveling the mounting plate on the mounting surface before the mounting plate is removably adhered to the mounting surface,
- wherein the size, shape, and orientation of the receptacle allow the framed image to be level on the mounting surface when mounted onto a level mounting plate,
- wherein one or both of the receptacle or the mounting plate has a means for preventing the receptacle from sliding off the mounting plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.