Mounting Assembly

Abstract

A mounting assembly is provided comprising at least one elongate mount comprising a longitudinal recess extending at least partially therealong; and a length of compressible material that is complimentary with said longitudinal recess and adapted to be received in frictional engagement therein, thereby securely retaining a sheet of material positioned in said longitudinal recess

Claims

1. A mounting assembly comprising: at least one elongate mount comprising a longitudinal recess extending at least partially therealong; and a length of compressible material that is complimentary with said longitudinal recess and adapted to be received in frictional engagement therein, thereby securely retaining a sheet of material positioned in said longitudinal recess.

2. The mounting assembly according to claim 1, wherein the longitudinal recess extends along the length of the elongate mount.

3. The mounting assembly according to claim 1, wherein the elongate mount has closed ends with the longitudinal recess extending between said closed ends, or open ends with the longitudinal recess extending to the open ends.

4. The mounting assembly according to claim 1, wherein said longitudinal recess has a rectangular cross-section.

5. The mounting assembly according to claim 1, wherein said longitudinal recess is located substantially mid-way across the width of the elongate mount.

6. The mounting assembly according to claim 1, wherein a longitudinal lip extends along a longitudinal side of the elongate mount.

7. The mounting assembly according to claim 6, wherein an outward facing surface of the longitudinal lip is contiguous with an outward facing surface of the elongate mount and an inward facing surface of the elongate lip is contiguous with an inner surface of said longitudinal recess.

8. The mounting assembly according to claim 1, wherein said length of compressible material is complimentary to the longitudinal recess in length and width.

9. The mounting assembly according to claim 1, wherein in situ the length of compressible material is hidden in said longitudinal recess, or includes knots on one or both ends thereof that extend past ends of the longitudinal recess, or includes knots on ends thereof that are captured in retaining apertures located at opposing ends of the longitudinal recess.

10. The mounting assembly according to claim 1, wherein said length of compressible material comprises a length of round cotton cord.

11. The mounting assembly according to claim 1, further comprising a mounting arrangement on an external surface thereof for mounting the mounting assembly on a wall.

12. The mounting assembly according to claim 11, wherein said mounting arrangement comprises a mounting aperture adapted to be mounted on a mounting point on the wall, such as a screw or nail protruding from the wall, or comprises a hook-and-loop fastener, such as Velcro® tabs located on said external surface that are complimentary with Velcro® tabs located on the wall.

13. The mounting assembly according to claim 11, wherein said compressible material comprises a loop of compressible material that extends along said longitudinal recess and continues to define a hanging cord to facilitate hanging of said mounting assembly.

14. The mounting assembly according to claim 13, wherein said compressible material comprises round cotton cord.

15. The mounting assembly according to claim 1, comprising a pair of said elongate mounts and a pair of associated complimentary lengths of compressible material, wherein in situ said pair of elongate mounts are located relative to one another by said sheet of material, retained therebetween.

16. The mounting assembly according to claim 1, wherein said elongate mount is formed from renewable and/or recyclable materials.

17. The mounting assembly according to claim 16, wherein the elongate mount is formed from timber.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0026] Embodiments of the invention will be described and explained with additional specificity and detail through the accompanying drawings in which:

[0027] FIG. 1 illustrates a side perspective view of a mounting assembly according to one embodiment of the invention, in which the mounting assembly includes a pair of elongate mounts.

[0028] FIG. 2 illustrates a side view of the mounting assembly of FIG. 1.

[0029] FIG. 3 illustrates a front view of the mounting assembly of FIG. 1 substantially prior to assembly.

[0030] FIG. 4 illustrates mounting arrangements of certain embodiments of the mounting assembly.

[0031] FIG. 5 illustrates an alternative mounting arrangement which utilises a loop of round cotton cord.

[0032] FIG. 6 illustrates an example in which the elongate lip is mounted flush to the wall.

[0033] FIG. 7 illustrates a side perspective view of a mounting assembly that is intended for placement on a surface, rather than as a hanging mount.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0034] Hereinafter, this specification will describe the present invention according to the preferred embodiments. It is to be understood that limiting the description to the preferred embodiments of the invention is merely to facilitate discussion of the present invention and it is envisioned without departing from the scope of the appended claims.

[0035] Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, a mounting assembly 10 is illustrated. The mounting assembly 10 includes elongate mounts 12, each of which includes a longitudinal recess 14 and an elongate lip 15. Each elongate recess 14 contains a length of compressible material 16 extending along the length of the longitudinal recess 14. In this embodiment, the elongate mounts have open ends and the length of compressible material 16 is hidden within the longitudinal recess 14. The elongate lip 15 extends from one side of the elongate mount 12 forming a contiguous outer surface 17. Frictional engagement of each length of compressible material 16 within a respective longitudinal recess 14 retains a sheet of material 18 in position.

[0036] With particular reference to FIG. 3, the sheet of material 18 can be retained within the mounting assembly 10 by first placing an edge of the sheet of material 18 in a first of the elongate mounts 12 and pressing an end of the length of compressible material 16 into one end of the elongate recess 14 of the first of the elongate mounts 12. Pressure is then applied in direction P along the length of the compressible material 16 until it is completely pressed within the elongate recess 16, thereby retaining the sheet of material 18 in the elongate recess 16 of the first of the elongate mounts 12. Once the first edge is retained, the same process is followed to retain the opposite edge of the sheet of material 18 in a second of the elongate mounts 12.

[0037] Referring to FIG. 4, a number of alternative mounting arrangements are illustrated. In one embodiment, the mounting arrangement consists of a slot 40′ located on a surface of the elongate mount 42. According to this embodiment, the elongate mount 42 can be mounted to a wall by locating the slot 40′ on a screw 43′ or nail 43″. In an alternative embodiment a hook-and-loop fastener such as Velcro® tabs 40″ are used.

[0038] FIG. 5 illustrates another alternative mounting arrangement. In this arrangement a loop of round cotton cord 56 is provided. The loop of round cotton cord 56 retains a sheet of material 58 in an elongate recess 54 of the elongate mount 52 and also acts to hang the mounting assembly 50.

[0039] In the embodiments illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5, the elongate lip 45, 55 of the elongate mount 42, 52 faces outwardly, away from the wall. It should also be understand that the opposite mounting on the wall may also be appropriate. FIG. 6 illustrates a mounting assembly 60 which is mounted to the wall in this fashion. As will be appreciated with reference to FIG. 6, the elongate lip 65 is flush against the wall. This may be advantageous in situations where the sheet of material 68 is to be exchanged regularly in that this mounting makes removal and replacement of the sheet of material 68 easier.

[0040] As previously described, the mounting assembly need not be a hanging mount, but may instead be a mount for placement on a surface. Referring to FIG. 7, a mounting assembly 70 is illustrated which includes an elongate mount 72 that includes an elongate recess 74 and an elongate lip 75. A length of compressible material 76 is disposed in the elongate recess and retains a sheet pf material 78 in the elongate recess 74. In this embodiment, it will be appreciated that the base 79 of the elongate mount 72 is larger than the hanging versions of the mounting assembly to provide more stability to the surface adapted mounting assembly 70.

[0041] Throughout this specification, unless the context requires otherwise, the word “comprise”, or variations such as “comprises” or “comprising”, will be understood to imply the inclusion of a stated step or element or integer or group of steps or elements or integers, but not the exclusion of any other step or element or integer or group of steps, elements or integers. Thus, in the context of this specification, the term “comprising” is used in an inclusive sense and thus should be understood as meaning “including principally, but not necessarily solely”.

[0042] Unless the context requires otherwise or specifically stated to the contrary, integers, steps or elements of the invention recited herein as singular integers, steps or elements clearly encompass both singular and plural forms of the recited integers, steps or elements.

[0043] It will be appreciated that the foregoing description has been given by way of illustrative example of the invention and that all such modifications and variations thereto as would be apparent to persons of skill in the art are deemed to fall within the broad scope and ambit of the invention as herein set forth.