Adhesive bounded picture mount having a locating shoulder

Abstract

A photographic mounting system with a mount and a peel-off backing. The mount has bonding and non-bonding areas and retains the photograph between the non-bonding area and a support such as a page of a photo album. When in use, the mount adheres only to the support. The non-bonding area is recessed with respect to the bonding area, thus allowing the photograph to be more easily interposed and located between the mount and the support.

What is claimed:  
     
         1 . A picture mounting system for retaining a picture relative to a support, the system comprising: 
 (a) a mount having a with a pair of spaced apart locating shoulders, an area intermediate the locating shoulders being free of adhesive, and a pair of spaced apart bonding areas, the bonding areas sufficiently spaced to dispose the non-bonding area intermediate the spaced bonding areas;    (b) an adhesive on the bonding areas; and    (c) a release film removably attached to adhesive.    
     
     
         2 . The picture mounting system of  claim 1 , wherein the locating shoulders intersect.  
     
     
         3 . The picture mounting system of  claim 1 , wherein the locating shoulders define an interface between the non-bonding area and the bonding areas.  
     
     
         4 . The picture mounting system of  claim 1 , wherein the locating shoulders are embossed.  
     
     
         5 . The picture mounting system of  claim 1 , wherein the locating shoulder has a height at least as great as a thickness of the picture.  
     
     
         6 . The picture mounting system of  claim 1 , wherein the locating shoulders are non-parallel.  
     
     
         7 . A mounting system for retaining a photograph on a support, comprising: 
 (a) a mount having a contact surface with a bonding area and a recessed non-bonding area, the non-bonding area being recessed from the bonding area;    (b) a backing removably attached to the mount; and    (c) an adhesive layer on the bonding area which releasably bonds the mount to the backing, and which further bonds the mount to the support after the backing is removed; the non-bonding area being configured to engage a portion of a periphery of the photograph.    
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the non-bonding area extends to at least one edge of the mount.  
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 7 , further comprising a reinforcing element in the non-bonding area.  
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the non-bonding area is rectangular.  
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the non-bonding area is triangular.  
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the non-bonding area is trapezoidal.  
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 7 , the mount being colored.  
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 7 , the mount having a matte finish.  
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 7 , the mount having a glossy finish.  
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 7 , the mount having a metallic finish.  
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 7 , the mount having an iridescent finish.  
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 7 , the mount having a textured finish.  
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 7 , the mount having indicia.  
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein a plurality of mounts are removably attached to the backing.  
     
     
         21 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the adhesive layer releasably bonds the mount to the support after the backing is removed.  
     
     
         22 . A method for releasably retaining a photograph on a support, comprising: 
 (a) fabricating a mount having a contact surface with a bonding area and a non-bonding area, the bonding area having an adhesive layer, the non bonding area extending to at least one edge of the mount;    (b) forming a locating shoulder in the non-bonding area;    (c) removably attaching a backing to the mount, such that the adhesive layer releasably bonds the mount to the backing;    (d) removing the backing from the mount;    (e) placing the photograph on the support; and    (f) placing the mount atop the photograph and the support so that the bonding area contacts the support and only the non-bonding area contacts the photograph.    
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 22 , further comprising making the adhesive layer releasable relative to the support.  
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 22 , further comprising making the adhesive layer non-releasable relative to the support.  
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 22 , further comprising forming a strengthening rib in the non-bonding area.  
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 22 , including fabricating the mount so that the non-bonding area is trapezoidal.  
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 22 , further comprising forming the mount to have a trapezoidal periphery.  
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 22 , further comprising forming the mount to have a triangular periphery.