Planar display assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10966549-B2
Application number	US-201916697356-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 27, 2019
Priority date	Oct 20, 2015
Publication date	Apr 6, 2021
Grant date	Apr 6, 2021

Abstract

A planar display assembly is provided with a planar display pane. A frame is provided with a dado sized to receive the planar display pane. A plurality of retainers mounts to the frame about an inner periphery of the frame to retain the planar display pane within the frame. At least one of the plurality of retainers is elastically deformable to deform during installation of the planar display into the frame, and to expand to retain the planar display pane within the frame. A plurality of apertures or a channel may be formed in the frame about the dado. The plurality of retainers may mount to the frame within the plurality of apertures or the channel of the frame to retain the planar display pane within the frame.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A retail method for customizable mirror assemblies comprising:
providing at least one mirror pane;
providing a mounting hardware kit to mount the at least one mirror pane to an upright support surface;
providing a plurality of frames with varying sizes or varying styles, the plurality of frames each sized to receive the at least one mirror pane;
installing elastically deformable hardware to one of the plurality of frames to interchangeably mount the one of the plurality of frames to the at least one mirror pane; and pane;
pressing the one of the plurality of frames to the at least one mirror pane after the elastically deformable hardware is installed, to elastically deform the hardware and to mount the one of the plurality of frames to the at least one mirror pane;
providing the elastically deformable hardware about an inner periphery of the one of the plurality of frames; and
inserting an end of the mirror pane into the one of the plurality of frames beneath at least one retainer.

2. The retail method of claim 1 further comprising:
pressing the elastically deformable hardware to elastically deform the elastically deformable hardware; and
removing the at least one mirror pane from the one of the plurality of frames.

3. The retail method of claim 2 further comprising:
pressing another of the plurality of frames to the at least one mirror pane to elastically deform the hardware and to mount the another of the plurality of frames to the at least one mirror pane.

4. The retail method of claim 1 further comprising pressing an opposed end of the mirror pane against the elastically deformable hardware to collapse the elastically deformable hardware for clearance of the mirror pane until the mirror pane passes the elastically deformable hardware, to thereby permit the elastically deformable hardware to expand and extend over the mirror pane to retain the mirror pane within the one of the plurality of frames.

5. A retail method for customizable mirror assemblies comprising:
providing at least one mirror pane;
providing a mounting hardware kit to mount the mirror pane to an upright support surface;
providing a plurality of frames with varying sizes or varying styles, the plurality of frames each sized to receive the at least one mirror pane;
installing elastically deformable hardware about an inner periphery of one of the plurality of frames to interchangeably mount the one of the plurality of frames to the at least one mirror pane;
inserting an end of the mirror pane into the one of the plurality of frames beneath at least one retainer in the inner periphery of the one of the plurality of frames; and
pressing an opposed end of the mirror pane against the elastically deformable hardware to collapse the elastically deformable hardware for clearance of the mirror pane until the mirror pane passes the elastically deformable hardware, to thereby permit the elastically deformable hardware to expand and extend over the mirror pane to retain the mirror pane within the one of the plurality of frames.

6. The retail method of claim 5 further comprising:
pressing the elastically deformable hardware to elastically deform the elastically deformable hardware; and
removing the at least one mirror pane from the one of the plurality of frames.

7. The retail method of claim 6 further comprising pressing another of the plurality of frames to the at least one mirror pane to elastically deform the hardware and to mount the another of the plurality of frames to the at least one mirror pane.

Assignees

• Liberty Hardware Mfg Corp

Inventors

• Forrest Earl David
• Allen Norman Dax
• Mathison Jeffrey John

Classifications

• A47G1/0605

  made from extruded or moulded profiles, e.g. of plastic or metal · CPC title

• A47G2001/0677

  having means for fixing the picture or backing to the frame, e.g. clips, nails or the like · CPC title

• A47G1/02 Primary

  Mirrors used as equipment (hand, pocket, or shaving mirrors A45D42/00; {optical viewing means for vehicles B60R1/00}) · CPC title

• A47G1/06

  Picture frames (making from paper B31D) · CPC title