Adjustably mountable display frame

Claim 1

A frame apparatus for mounting a display item on a vertical support surface and comprising: a frame assembly comprising elongated side members each having one end joined with a different end of an elongated top member and an opposite end joined with a different end of an elongated bottom member, said members forming a rectangular enclosure for retaining a peripheral edge of the display item, said top member comprising an elongated extrusion with a rearwardly opening retainer channel, and said channel comprising a pair of longitudinally extending parallel lips separated by a rearwardly opening slot; and mounting means comprising a retainer portion retained by said channel and movable thereon along a path subtantially parallel to said elongated top member and an attachment portion disposed externally of said channel and adapted to removably engage and be supported by an appendage fixed to the support surface; said retainer portion comprising a resilient latch portion engaging an inner surface of one of said lips and a projection portion means engaging an inner surface of the other of said lips, said latch portion and said projection portion being spaced apart by a distance greater than the separation of said lips such that entry of said projection and latch portions into said channel requires temporary deformation of said resilient latch portion, and wherein said resilient latch portion comprises a resilient cam portion engaging said one lip and movable thereby to reduce said distance and permit removal of said retainer portion from said channel in response to an application of force on said attachment portion in a direction away from said top member.