Display panel mounting system and method

1. A display panel mounting system for mounting a display panel having a periphery to a mounting surface, comprising:

a first primary releasable attachment element for placement in a first pattern about a periphery of a display panel;

a second primary releasable attachment element for placement on a mounting surface, wherein the second primary releasable attachment element is arranged in a second pattern substantially corresponding to the first pattern;

wherein the first and second primary releasable attachment elements are selectively engaged with each other to define a frame to mount a display panel to a mounting surface; and

at least one unitary one-piece supplementary fastening element, different from the first and second primary releasable attachment elements, and having a stiff, substantially non-deformable core resistant to bending and having first and second substantially planar surfaces defining first and second contact areas for respective engagement with a display panel and a mounting surface, and positioned within the first and second patterns of the first and second primary releasable attachment elements;

wherein the at least one supplementary fastening element forms part of a securing element and provides secure supplementary mounting in addition to the first and second primary releasable attachment elements for mounting a display panel to a mounting surface;

wherein the first and second substantially planar surfaces of the at least one supplementary fastening element are provided with a very high bond adhesive;

wherein the adhesive adheres the first and second substantially planar surfaces to a display panel and a mounting surface, respectively; and

wherein the at least one supplementary fastening element has a thickness between the first and second substantially planar surfaces in the range of about 1/16 to ⅜ of an inch.

2. The display panel mounting system according to claim 1 , wherein the adhesive is a double-sided tape adhesive.

3. The display panel mounting system according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second releasable attachment elements are lengths of a substrate having a plurality of periodically spaced interlocking posts, wherein the first and second primary releasable attachment elements are selectively and releasably interlocked with each other to define a frame to mount a display panel to a mounting surface.

4. The display panel mounting system according to claim 1 comprising:

a plurality of supplementary fastening elements, each supplementary fastening element having first and second substantially planar surfaces for respective engagement with a display panel and a mounting surface;

wherein the plurality of supplementary fastening elements is for placement about a periphery of a display panel and adjacent to the first and second primary releasable attachment elements.

5. A method of mounting a display panel having a periphery onto a substrate comprising:

securing a first primary releasable attachment element in a first pattern about a periphery of a display panel;

securing a second primary releasable attachment element on a substrate in a second pattern substantially corresponding to the first pattern;

securing with a very high bond adhesive a first substantially planar surface defining a first contact area of at least one unitary one-piece supplementary fastening element, different from the first and second primary releasable attachment elements, and having a stiff, substantially non-deformable core resistant to bending to a substrate within the first and second patterns of the first and second releasable attachment elements;

engaging the first and second primary releasable attachment elements to define a frame for mounting a display panel to a substrate; and

securing with a very high bond adhesive a second substantially planar surface defining a second contact area of the at least one supplementary fastening element to a display panel within the first and second patterns of the first and second releasable attachment elements;

wherein the at least one supplementary fastening element forms part of a securing element and provides secure supplementary mounting in addition to the first and second primary releasable attachment elements for mounting a display panel to a mounting surface; and

wherein the at least one supplementary fastening element has a thickness between the first and second substantially planar surfaces in the range of about 1/16 to ⅜ of an inch.

6. The method according to claim 5 , further comprising:

securing a plurality of supplementary fastening elements having first and second substantially planar surfaces to a substrate and a display panel, respectively.

7. The method according to claim 6 , further comprising:

securing the plurality of supplementary fastening elements about a periphery of a display panel, adjacent to the first and second primary releasable attachment elements.

8. The method according to claim 6 , further comprising:

securing a portion of the plurality of supplementary fastening elements about a periphery of a display panel, adjacent to the first and second primary releasable attachment elements; and

securing the remaining portion of the plurality of supplementary fastening elements along a middle portion of a display panel within the first and second patterns of the first and second primary releasable attachment elements.