Mounting bracket for record album covers

Claim 1

A mounting bracket for displaying objects having a predetermined thickness on vertical surfaces comprising: a rear member having a substantially planar upper portion adapted for engagement with the vertical surface; the rear member having a lower portion extending angularly downwardly and outwardly to a lower end positioned substantially outwardly from the upper portion of the rear member; a bottom member extending from the lower end of the rear member substantially perpendicularly to the upper portion of the rear member; said bottom member having an inner end coincident with the lower end of the rear member and a substantially outwardly displaced outer end; a front member extending angularly upwardly and inwardly from the outer end of the bottom member to an upper end normally positioned with the clearance between the vertical projections of the rearward extremity of the front member upper end and the forward extremity of the rear member lower end less than the predetermined thickness of the object and with the clearance between the rearward extremity of the front member upper end and the upper front surface of the rear member being greater than the thickness of the object; and said bottom member for supporting an object between the rear member and the front member so that the flexure of the front member applies a moment to the object tending to pivot the upper end of the object toward the supporting wall.