Mount

Claim 2

A mount for the end-mounting of strip-like material consisting of a unitary one-piece construction of plastics material comprising: a rectangular sheet having two exposed faces, each face having a backing surface for abutting and supporting material to be mounted, a pair of ledges on each face defining edges of the respective backing surface and extending parallel to and adjacent a pair of edges of the sheet, each ledge of said pair of ledges having a generally L-shaped cross section such that a first leg of the ledge is normal to the sheet and the other leg is parallel to the sheet, said other legs of each pair of ledges being directed mutually towards each other to define between each first leg, the respective other leg and the backing surface a generally open and unobstructed channel for receiving and entrapping therewithin an end portion of the material to be mounted, the respective channels of each pair of ledges facing towards each other, stop means for preventing escape of material to be mounted out of the channels in a direction parallel to said pair of edges of said sheet, a regularly spaced grid-like array of foraminations accessible in common from each of the two backing surfaces in at least part of the backing surfaces, one edge portion of the sheet outwardly of said backing surfaces defining a mounting flange provided with means for mounting the mount in an assembly of such mounts, and an enlarged bead extending along the three remaining edges of said sheet outwardly of said backing surfaces.

Claim 3

Mount defined in claim 1 wherein said stop means comprises a second pair of ledges extending generally between the end portions of said first mentioned pair of ledges parallel a second pair of edges of said sheet and generally enclosing said backing surface, the respective pair of ledges on each face of said sheet being directly opposed through said sheet.

Claim 4

Mount defined in claim 2 wherein each ledge of said second pair of ledges has a generally L-shaped cross section such that a first leg of the ledge is normal to the sheet and the other leg is parallel to the sheet, said other legs of each of said second pair of ledges being directed mutually towards each other to define between each first leg, the respective other leg and the backing surface a generally open and unobstructed channel for receiving and entrapping therewithin an end portion of the material to be mounted between them, the respective channels of each said second pair of ledges facing towards each other.

Claim 5

Mount defined in claim 1 wherein said mounting flange is provided with a plurality of spaced apart apertures aligned closely adjacent said one edge portion of said sheet and bead-like reinforcing means adjacent each of said apertures.

Claim 6

A mount for the end-mounting of strip-like material consisting of a unitary one-piece construction of plastics material comprising: a rectangular sheet having two exposed faces, each face having a backing surface for abutting and supporting material to be mounted, a pair of ledges on each face defining edges of the respective backing surface and extending parallel to and adjacent a pair of edges of the sheet, each ledge of said pair of ledges having a generally L-shaped cross section such that a first leg of the ledge is normal to the sheet and the other leg is parallel to the sheet, said other legs of each pair of ledges being directed mutually towards each other to define between each said first leg, the respective other leg and the backing surface a generally open and unobstructed channel for receiving and entrapping therewithin an end portion of the material to be mounted, the respective channels of each pair of ledges facing towards each other, stop means for preventing escape of material to be mounted out of the channels in a direction parallel to said pair of edges of said sheet, and a regularly spaced grid-like array of foraminations accessible in common from each of the two backing surfaces in at least part of the backing surfaces, one edge portion of the sheet outwardly of said backing surfaces defing a mounting flange provided with means for mounting the mount in an assembly of such mounts; in combination with at least one sub-divider strip, said sub-divider strip comprising a straight elongate member offering outwardly directed auxiliary holding ledges along its elongate edges and having a plurality of projecting lugs spaced apart by a multiple of the spacing of the foraminations of said backing surface, said lugs being adapted to releasably engage with respective ones of said foraminations so that the auxiliary ledges are disposed opposite and parallel a pair of said L-shaped cross section ledges at any one of a plurality of positions between said L-shaped cross section ledges to define between said auxiliary holding ledges, the body of the subdivider strip and the backing surface a channel for receiving and entrapping an end of material to be mounted, the other end of which is to be received and entrapped by a said channel defined by an L-shaped cross section ledge.

Claim 7

A mount for the end-mounting of strip-like material consisting of a unitary one-piece construction of plastics material comprising: a rectangular sheet having two exposed faces, each face having a backing surface for abutting and supporting material to be mounted, a pair of ledges on each face defining edges of the respective backing surface and extending parallel to and adjacent a pair of edges of the sheet, each ledge of said pair of ledges having a generally L-shaped cross section such that a first leg of the ledge is normal to the sheet and the other leg is parallel to the sheet, said other legs of each pair of ledges being directed mutually towards each other to define between each said first leg, the respective other leg and the backing surface a generally open and unobstructed channel for receiving and entrapping therewithin an end portion of the material to be mounted, the respective channels of each pair of ledges facing towards each other, stop means for preventing escape of material to be mounted out of the channels in a direction parallel to said pair of edges of said sheet, and a regularly spaced grid-like array of foraminations accessible in common from each of the two backing surfaces in at least part of the backing surfaces, one edge portion of the sheet outwardly of said backing surfaces defing a mounting flange provided with means for mounting the mount in an assembly of such mounts; in combination with at least one sub-divider strip, said sub-divider strip comprising a straight elongate member offering outwardly directed auxiliary holding ledges along its elongate edges and having a plurality of projecting lugs spaced apart by a multiple of the spacing of the foraminations of said backing surface, said lugs being adapted to releasably engage with respective ones of said foraminations so that the auxiliary ledges are disposed opposite and parallel a pair of said L-shaped cross section ledges at any one of a plurality of positions between said L-shaped cross section ledges to define between said auxiliary holding ledges, the body of the subdivider strip and the backing surface a channel for receiving and entrapping an end of material to be mounted, the other end of which is to be received and entrapped by a said channel defined by an L-shaped cross section ledge.

Claim 8

Mount defined in claim 5 wherein there is further provided a second sub-divider strip received on the other of said backing surfaces, the second sub-divider strip comprising a straight elongate member offering outwardly directed auxiliary holding ledges along its elongate edges, and apertures correspondingly placed to the said lugs and adapted to matingly receive said lugs projecting through to the said other backing surface, whereby the second sub-divider strip may be mounted correspondingly and oppositely said first sub-divider strip.