Adhesive picture mount

Claim 1

An adhesive picture mount for mounting pictures or the like comprising a base of a size to accommodate a picture to be mounted with or without a surrounding mat, a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive is provided on at least one face of the base for securing a picture to the mount, and a cover release sheet releasably retained on the adhesive, said cover release sheet comprising at least three separable sections each release sheet section extending completely across the mount and being removable as a unit to expose a section of the underlying adhesive, one of said release sheet sections being narrow and of a width so as to expose only a minor portion of the pressure sensitive adhesive in a narrow section completely across the base upon a removal of the one sheet section, the remaining sheet sections being so orientated relative to said one sheet section, and hence the adhesive section exposed by the removal thereof, as to retain an overlying picture supported thereon out of direct pressure contact with the exposed adhesive section until such time as the picture is manually depressed below the plane of the remaining sheet sections and into direct contact with the exposed adhesive section for securemnt thereto whereby the picture and mount can be moved relatively to each other in overlying relation for accurate positioning until in final desired position, said exposed adhesive section being of a width so as to accommodate a manually depressed portion of the picture, said remaining sheet sections being removable subsequent to securement of the picture to the exposed adhesive section.