Frame for mounting to a premounted mirror

A frame for mounting to a mirror that is fastened to a supporting structure by one or more fasteners which engage a margin of the mirror, wherein a front surface of the mirror faces away from the supporting structure and is for being viewed, and each of the fasteners includes a protruding portion extending forward of the front surface of the mirror, with the frame comprising:

• a rear surface for being mounted to the front surface of the mirror at the margin, so that the frame borders at least some of the front surface and at least partially covers the fasteners while the rear surface of the frame is mounted to the front surface of the mirror at the margin;
• an opening which the frame extends around, wherein at least some of the front surface of the mirror can be viewed through the opening of the frame while the rear surface of the frame is mounted to the front surface of the mirror at the margin;
• one or more recesses which extend into the frame from the rear surface and that are for at least partially receiving the protruding portions of the fasteners while the rear surface of the frame is mounted to the front surface of the mirror at the margin, so that the rear surface of the frame can be substantially flush with the front surface of the mirror while the rear surface of the frame is mounted to the front surface of the mirror at the margin;
• an innermost periphery which extends around and is contiguous with the opening, wherein the innermost periphery and the rear surface of the frame intersect at a circumferential edge that extends around and at least partially defines the opening, and the circumferential edge and the rear surface of the frame are substantially within a common plane;
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• an outermost periphery of the frame and a surface which defines a recess of the recesses intersect at an outer circumferential edge of the frame, the outer circumferential edge is contiguous with the recess, and the outer circumferential edge and the rear surface are not in a common plane.

An apparatus for framing a mirror that is fastened to a supporting structure by one or more fasteners which engage a margin of the mirror, wherein a front surface of the mirror faces away from the supporting structure and is for being viewed, and each of the fasteners includes a protruding portion extending forward of the front surface of the mirror, with the apparatus for framing comprising:

• a plurality of sidepieces that are for being connected together to form a frame that:
• has a rear surface for being mounted to the front surface of the mirror at the margin, so that the frame borders at least some of the front surface of the mirror and at least partially covers the fasteners while the rear surface is mounted to the front surface of the mirror at the margin;
• defines an opening through which at least some of the front surface of the mirror can be viewed while the rear surface is mounted to the front surface of the mirror at the margin,
• defines one or more recesses which extend into the frame from the rear surface and that are for at least partially receiving the protruding portions of the fasteners, so that the rear surface of the frame can be substantially flush with the front surface of the mirror while the rear surface is mounted to the front surface of the mirror at the margin, wherein a first sidepiece of the plurality of sidepieces includes at least one of the recesses which extends between and to ends of the first sidepiece, and
• includes an innermost periphery wherein the innermost periphery and the rear surface of the frame intersect at an inner circumferential edge of the frame, the circumferential edge at least partially defines the opening, and the circumferential edge and the rear surface of the frame are substantially within a common plane.