A mounting system for artwork

Abstract

A foldable mounting system for an artwork is provided. The mounting system includes a continuous base structure having an upper side and a lower side opposite the upper side, and includes a polygonal central portion and edge strips. The central portion includes at the upper side a polygonal supporting area for a viewing portion of the artwork and at least one inner fold line for folding the central portion. At the upper side, each of the edge strips further includes an inner area for fixing the artwork and an outer area. The edge strips are foldable into respective three-dimensional perimeter members.

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         36 . A mounting system for a flat product, in particular a respective bendable artwork, the mounting system comprising:
 a continuous base structure having an upper side and a lower side opposite the upper side, and comprising:
 a polygonal central portion comprising at the upper side a polygonal supporting area for a viewing portion of the flat product, and at least one inner fold line for folding the central portion, the supporting area being defined by first peripheral fold lines of the base structure, and the at least one inner fold line at least substantially extending between two of the first peripheral fold lines; and 
 edge strips, each of the edge strips being foldably connected to the central portion along one of the first peripheral fold lines, comprising second peripheral fold lines which are parallel to the one of the first peripheral fold lines, comprising, at the upper side, an inner fixing area for the flat product and an outer area, and each of the edge strips being foldable into a three-dimensional perimeter member so that the outer area is arranged opposite the lower side of the central portion. 
   
     
     
         37 . The mounting system of  claim 36 , wherein the outer area is fixable with respect to the central portion, in particular the lower side of the central portion when a respective edge strip is folded to the three-dimensional perimeter member, and/or wherein the outer area is an outer fixing area fixable to the lower side of the central portion when a respective edge strip is folded to the three-dimensional perimeter. 
     
     
         38 . The mounting system of  claim 36 , wherein the respective inner fixing area is covered with an inner adhesive region and/or an inner cover layer that can be peeled off from the inner adhesive region, wherein the respective outer fixing area is covered with an outer adhesive region and/or an outer cover layer that can be peeled off from the adhesive region, wherein the respective inner fixing area is formed within an inner pair of the second peripheral fold lines, wherein the outer fixing area is formed between an outer fold line of the second peripheral fold lines and an outer edge of the respective edge strip, and/or wherein the outer area is arranged and/or formed between an outer folding line of the second peripheral folding lines and an outer edge of the respective edge strip. 
     
     
         39 . The mounting system of  claim 36 , wherein the base structure is, in a non-folded state, at least substantially flat and/or at least substantially plate-shaped, at most 3 mm thick, at most 2 mm thick, and/or comprises and/or is made from at least one of a blank, a cut part, a cardboard, a corrugated cardboard, a sheet of a plastic material or a sheet of a composite material. 
     
     
         40 . The mounting system of  claim 36 , wherein the at least one inner fold line is at least in sections implemented as a scored fold line, a crease line, a kiss-cut line or a mixture thereof, wherein the at least one inner fold line comprises indentations and/or perforations, in particular indentations and/or perforations elongating along the at least one inner fold line, wherein none of the edge strips comprises a perforation or an indentation which is orientated parallel to and arranged on an extension line of the at least one inner fold line, wherein the extension line is at least in sections implemented as a scored fold line, a crease line, a kiss-cut line or a mixture thereof, wherein the at least one inner fold line is perpendicular to an adjacent one of the first peripheral fold lines, and/or wherein the central portion comprises several inner fold lines which are parallel to each other. 
     
     
         41 . The mounting system of  claim 36 , wherein in a first folding state of the mounting system, in which all edge strips are folded into respective three-dimensional perimeter members, the mounting system can form a frame for the flat product, and/or wherein the mounting system is at least substantially frame-shaped in the first folding state. 
     
     
         42 . The mounting system of  claim 41 , wherein the outer regions are fixed to the lower side of the central portion in the first folding state of the mounting system, wherein the edge strips at least substantially surround the central portion, and/or wherein the perimeter members can form a picture frame in the first folding state of the mounting system. 
     
     
         43 . The mounting system of  claim 36 , wherein the mounting system is transformable into a space-saving second folding state by folding the base structure along the at least one inner folding line. 
     
     
         44 . The mounting system of  claim 36 , wherein at least two of the edge strips comprise a respective fold-out unit. 
     
     
         45 . The mounting system of  claim 36 , comprising:
 wherein the at least two edge strips are adjacent edge strips;   wherein several and/or all of the edge strips include at least one respective fold-out unit;   wherein each edge strip comprise a respective fold-out unit, wherein the fold-out unit is arranged between the inner fixing area and the outer fixing area of the respective edge strip, and/or wherein the fold-out unit is arranged between the inner fixing area and the outer area of the respective edge strip;   wherein the fold-out unit can, in a first folded state, form a positioning aid and/or a positioning tool for the flat product and/or wherein the fold-out unit can, in a second folded state, form a stabilization for the respective three-dimensional perimeter member and/or a hanger of the mounting system when folded into the first folding state; and   wherein the respective fold-out unit comprises a flap, in particular a folding flap, typically two adjacent flaps to implement a double-wing door structure, wherein the flap is, in the first folded state, facing upwards with respect to the upper side, and/or wherein the flap is, in the second folded state and when the respective edge strip forms the respective three-dimensional perimeter member, folded into the respective three-dimensional perimeter member.   
     
     
         46 . The mounting system of  claim 36 , wherein the central portion comprises on and/or at the lower side a creasing structure for enhancing a stiffness, typically creasing lines, more typically two crossing creasing lines arranged and/or extending between a pair of adjacent inner fold lines; and
 wherein the creasing structure comprises creasing lines, wherein the creasing structure comprises two crossing creasing lines, wherein the creasing lines of the creasing structure cross in pairs, and/or wherein crossing creasing lines of the creasing structure are arranged between and/or extend between a respective pair of adjacent inner fold lines.   
     
     
         47 . The mounting system of  claim 36 , wherein at least one of the edge strips comprises a projecting corner portion having on the lower side a respective adhesive corner region covered with a peelable respective corner covering layer. 
     
     
         48 . The mounting system of  claim 47 , wherein the adhesive corner region is adhesively attachable to an adjacent perimeter member; and
 wherein the at least one of the edge strips comprises two projecting corner regions, wherein two opposite edge strips each comprise two adhesive corner regions, and/or wherein adjacent perimeter members are connected to one another in the first folding state via a respective corner region.   
     
     
         49 . The mounting system of  claim 36 , wherein the outer area is fixable with respect to the lower side of the central portion and/or the central portion by means of a locking system when a respective edge strip is folded into the three-dimensional perimeter member. 
     
     
         50 . The mounting system of  claim 49 , wherein the locking system comprises an opening in the edge strip folded into the three-dimensional peripheral element and a fixing element which can be out-folded from the polygonal central portion and can be partially inserted into the opening;
 wherein the opening can be formed by folding-out or unfolding a flap or a folding flap, wherein the fixing element is implemented as a flap, or a folding flap;   wherein the fixing element is foldable along a folding line of the fixing element; and   wherein the locking system comprises at least two fixing elements for each edge strip.   
     
     
         51 . The mounting system of  claim 36 , wherein the central portion comprises a corner fastening element that can be fold out and comprises two end portions partially insertable into respective openings of two adjacent edge strips when folded into a respective three-dimensional peripheral element;
 wherein the corner fastening element is foldable along a fold line of the corner fastening element;   wherein the corner fastening element can at least contribute to fixing the outer portions of the adjacent three-dimensional peripheral elements; and   wherein the central portion comprises a corner fastening element for each pair of adjacent edge strips, wherein the central portion comprises a breakable or tearable corner piece in at least one of the corner regions next to two adjacent edge strips, and/or wherein the respective corner piece is breakable or tearable along a punching line.   
     
     
         52 . The mounting system of  claim 36 , wherein the outer portion at least partially rests on the lower side of the central portion when a respective edge strip is folded into the three-dimensional perimeter member. 
     
     
         53 . A continuous base structure having an upper side and a lower side opposite the upper side, and comprising:
 a polygonal central portion comprising at the upper side:
 a polygonal supporting area for a viewing portion of a flat product, in particular a respective bendable artwork, the viewing portion being defined by first peripheral fold lines of the base structure, and 
 at least one inner fold line for folding the central portion, the t least one inner fold line at least substantially extending between two of the first peripheral fold lines; and 
   edge strips, wherein each of the edge strips is connected with the central portion, is foldable with respect to the central portion along one of the first peripheral fold lines, comprises second peripheral fold lines which are parallel to the one of the first peripheral fold lines, and comprises, at the upper side, an inner fixing area for the flat product and an outer fixing area, so that the edge strip is foldable into a three-dimensional perimeter member fixable with the outer fixing area on the lower side of the central portion.   
     
     
         54 . A set comprising:
 a flat product; and   a mounting system for the flat product, the mounting system comprising a continuous base structure having an upper side and a lower side opposite the upper side, the continuous base structure comprising:   a polygonal central portion comprising at the upper side a polygonal supporting area for a viewing portion of the flat product, and at least one inner fold line for folding the central portion, the supporting area being defined by first peripheral fold lines of the base structure, and the at least one inner fold line at least substantially extending between two of the first peripheral fold lines; and   edge strips, each of the edge strips being foldably connected to the central portion along one of the first peripheral fold lines, comprising second peripheral fold lines which are parallel to the one of the first peripheral fold lines, comprising, at the upper side, an inner fixing area for the flat product and an outer area, and each of the edge strips being foldable into a three-dimensional perimeter member so that the outer area is arranged opposite the lower side of the central portion.   
     
     
         55 . The set of  claim 54 , wherein the flat product is bendable, wherein the flat product is foldable, wherein the flat product is rollable, wherein the flat product is flexible, wherein the flat product is an artwork, a picture and/or a printed product, and/or wherein the flat product comprises a sheet of paper, a canvas, and/or a foil. 
     
     
         56 . The set of  claim 54 , wherein the mounting system is fitted in accordance with a size and/or a geometry of the flat product.