US1970395A - Mounting device - Google Patents

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w. SCHAAKE MOUNTING DEVICE Aug. 14, 1934.

Filed Feb. 8, 1934 e M Y wa M mm m 6 M m Patented Aug. 14, 1934 UNITED STATES PlATENT OFFlCE .11.:210395 N MOUNTING DEVICE v William Schaake, Pittsburgh, Pa. Application Februar 1934, Serial No. 710,227 11 'QlaimsL I (Cl'. 40 -158 My invention relates generally to fastening devices andit-has particular relation to devices for securing photographs, cards or the like to a support member or sheet. l

I am aware that various devices have been used in the past for securing photographs, cards or the like to sheets such as pagesflof a photograph album. In general, these devices comprise paper corner devices which are folded in such manner I as to envelop the corners of the photograph or card to be mounted. The devices of the prior art are provided with a sticky or adhesive substance which, when moistened, serves to to the sheet. 7

It is well known that the adhesive substance loses its qualities if the'devices are kept in stock too long. Furthermore, the adhesive substance is also afiected by weather conditions and is rendered unusable'in certain instances; I

Devices using an adhesive substanceior. securing them to the sheet are difficult to apply, due to the fact that a certainamount of tim'e'and skill are required to stick them to the sheet. Further= more, they will not stand severe usageand" are 3 liable to be 1oosened,'in the event that the sheets on which they are mounted are bent or creased.

Another method for securing photographs, cards or the like to a sheet comprises the use of an embossing device which is arranged to provide 3 raised portions in the'form'of loops; This method necessitates the use of a special embossing ma-' chine which is expensive and awkward to handle. If the sheets are embossed so that cards 'or hold the corners n photographs may also be mounted on the oppo site or back side,ordinarily it is necessary to reduce the'outside dimensions of the card to be mounted since it "is not possible to provide the raised portions one above the other. This method has the further disadvantage that the cards or photographs are quite likely to be removed from the embossed or raised portions when the sheet on which they are mounted is bent.

The object of my invention, generallystated, Y is to provide a corner device for mounting photographs, cards or the like 'which'shall be simple and effective when applied and which may be readily and economically manufactured and used. The principal objectof my: invention is to provide for securing cards, photographs or the like to amountingmember or sheet. I P f Another important'object of my invention is to provide for securing cards, photographs, or the like to a sheet without the use of a sticky or adhesive' substance. 1

Another object of my invention" is to provide for securing cards on opposite sides of a sheet by a single set of mounting devices.

Still another object of my invention is to; provide for securing cards of thesame size on opposite sides of a' sheet by means of a single set of mounting devices. 1

A further object-of my invention is to provide for readily bending the'flaps of a corner device to secure it to a card and to a support member orsheet. a $7 Other objects of my invention will, in part, be obvious and will, in'part,'appear hereinaften- My invention accordingly is disclosed-in the embodiment hereof shown in the accompanying drawing and comprises the features of construction and" arrangement of parts which-will be exe'mplified in the construction hereinaiterfset forth and the scope of the'ap'plication of which will be indicated "in the appended claims. j Foramore complete understanding of the na-- ture and scope of my invention, reference may be had to thefollowing detailed*description'taken in connectionw'ith the accompanying drawing,'in which:-

Q Figure 1 is a top plan view showing a photograph mounted with my novel corner devices;

Fig. 2 isan enlarged plan View of one of my novel corner devices in place; r I

Fig. 3" is a sectional view taken along the line III"III of-Figl'2;

Fig. 4 is a bottom planview to the same scale as Fig. 2, showing one corner of a card mounted on thereverse side of the sheet;

Fig. 5 is aplan View of the corner device, the flaps being unfolded;

Fig. 6 is a top plan View of my novel corner device, the flaps beingfolded at'right angles to the main portion of the corner device; and,

; Fig. 7Jis a'vi'ew in end elevation of one of the corner devices showing the flaps as bent in Fig. 6.

Referring now particularly to Fig. 1 of the drawing, the reference'character 10 designates a mounting member or sheet such as is used in photograph albums. Acard 11, which, as illustrated, may be a photograph or the like, is arranged to be mounted on the sheet 10 by means of, corner devices shown generally at 12. It will be understood that any other type of card or photograph 11 maybe mounted on the sheet 10, which also may be any other suitable mounting device, the combination of a photograph, as mounted on a sheet of a photograph album, being used for illustrative purposes only.

Referring, now particularly to Figs. 5, 6 and '7, oi the drawing, it will be observed that the corner device 12 is formed from a single sheet of material which may be copper, aluminum, steel, or the like, having a thickness of approximately ten thousandths of an inch, and having the property of being readily bendable and adapted to remain in any position in which it may be bent. The device 12 may first be punched in the form of an oblong with two of the corners along one of the longer dimensions removed, as illustrated. At the same punching operation, triangularly shaped lower flaps 14 may be punched out and arranged to be bent along the lines 15 and 16, which as shown, are at right angles to each other. At the same punching operation, upper flaps 17 may also be bent along substantially the same lines 15 and 16, so that the finished product will appear as illustrated in Figs. 6 and '7.

It will be observed that the lower flaps 14 and the upper flaps 1'7 are arranged to be bent along substantially the same lines for a purpose which will be set forth hereinafter;

Referring now particularly to Figs. 2, 3 and 4 of the drawing, it will be observed that thesefigures illustrate the corner device 12 in operative position. It will be understood that the thickness of the corner device 12 has been exaggerated, in order to moreclearly illustrate the, invention and to permit the sectioningof the parts, as illustrated in Fig.3. f I V In order to mount the photograph or card 11, a corner device 12 is fitted to each corner of the photograph 11 and the upper flaps 17' are turned downwardly to engage it, as illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. The lower flaps 14 will then be extending rearwardly at right angles tothe plane of the protograph or card 11. The photograph 11 isthen. positioned in the desired location.- on the sheet '10. A yielding substance such as art gum or the like is preferably positioned-behind "each of the devices 12 at the corner of the pho tograph 11 and underneath the sheet. Each of the corner devices l2-may then be pushed into the sheet 10, the; lowerflapsl l perforating the sheet 10 and. extending beyond the surface c eo The'sheet 10 may then be turned over and .a second photograph or card 19, as is shown more clearly in Fig. 4, may be inserted between the upstanding flaps 14, which maythen be turned downwardly to engage the secondphotograph orcard18.

It will be observed that the holding device 12 described hereinbefore serves to retain two photographs of the same size in opposite sides of a sheet, because the flaps 14 and 17 are arranged to be folded along substantially the same lines 15-and 16',-and that only one set ofthese devices isrequired for holding two photographs located on opposite sides of a sheet in position. Furthermore, the photographs are secured to the sheet without the use of any adhesive substance, thereby insuring that the photographs will be retained in position for an indefinite period. 7 I

In certain instances it maybe desirable to mount the card 11 on the front of a sheet and then to press the lower flaps 14 into it but not to bend them on the back. This may be desirable where one wishes to temporarily mount a .cardsor 'photographand be able to readily removeit..... f

Itwill be understood that the corner device 12 may be offered for sale with theupper and lower flaps 14 and 17 in different positions than as illustrated in Figs. 6 and of the drawing.

Thus, the lower flaps 14 may only be punched out of the main body of the corner device 12, leaving the user tobend them downwardly on mounting the photograph 11. Also, the upper flaps 17 may be bent by the punching operation, as shown in Fig. 3, so that it will be unnecessary to bend them on applying the corner devices 12 to the photograph 11. Since certain further changes may be made in the above construction and different embodiments of the invention may be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawing shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

I claim as my invention: 1. A corner device for mounting a card or the like on a'support member comprising a blank havingbendable flaps for securing it to a corner of said card, and additional flaps secured to said blank and bendable along substantially the same lines as said first-named flaps for perforating said support member to secure said blank thereto.

' 2. A corner device for mounting a card or the like ona support member comprising a? blank having bendable flaps for. securing it to a corner of said card, and pointed lugs integrally formed with said blank and bendable along substantiallythe same lines as said first-named flaps for perforating said support member to secure said blank thereto..

'3. A device .forsecuring a corner of a card or the like to a support member comprising a thintmetallic blankhaving bendable flaps for securing it to said card, and additional flaps integrally formed from 'saidblank and bendable along substantially the same lines as said first named flaps for perforating said support member to secure said blank thereto. t

= "4:11 device for securing a card or the like to one side-of a support member comprising a blank having bendable means for securing it to said card, and additional. bendable. means secured to said blank for perforating said support member, saidlast-named means disposed to secure-a sec-- and card or the like on theother side of said support member.

' 5. vA device for securing'a corner of a card or the like togone side of a support member comprising a thin metallic blank having bendable flaps for securing it to said card, and additional bendable fiaps integrally formed from said blank for perforating said support member, said additional flapsdisposed to secure a second card or the like on the other side of said support member.

v6. A. device for securing a card or the like to onesideof a support member comprising a blank having a pair of angularly disposed bendable flaps for securing it to said card, and an'additional pair of angularly disposed flaps bendable on substantially the same lines as said first-named flaps for perforating said support member, said last-named flaps disposed to secure a second card or the like on the other side of said support memher.

7. A. device for securing a corner of a card or the like to one side of a support member comprising a thin metallic blank having a pair of angularly disposed bendable flaps for scour-. ingit to said card, and .an additional pair of angularly disposed flaps integrally formed from said blank and bendable on substantially the same lines as said first-named flaps for perforating said support member,- said last-named flaps disposed to secure a second card or the like on the other side of said support member.

8. A device for securing a card or the like to a support member comprising a blank having bendable means for securing it to said card and additional means secured to said blank inside the fold lines of said bendable means and bendable internally within the confines thereof for projecting through said support member to secure said blank thereto.

9. A device for mounting a card or the like on asupport membercomprising a thin metallic blank having bendable means integrally formed from within the confines of said blank for securing it to a corner of said card and retaining means also integrally formed from within the confines of said blank inside the fold lines of said bendable means for projecting through said support member and bendable internally to secure said blank thereto.

10. A device for securing a corner of a card or the like to a support member comprising a thin metallic blank having a pair of flaps integrally formed from within the confines of said blank and bendable at right angles to form a pocket for said corner and retaining means integrally and internally formed from within the confines of said blank inside the fold lines of said flaps for projecting through said support member to secure said blank thereto.

11. A device for securing a corner of a card or the like to a support member comprising a thin metallic rectangular blank having a pair of flaps integrally formed from within the confines of said blank and bendable at right angles to form a pocket for said corner and an additional flap integrally and internally formed from within the confinesof said blank inside the fold lines of said flaps for projecting through said support member to secure said blank thereto.

WILLIAM SCHAAKE.

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