A pre-measured license plate frame spacer unit used in conjunction with a license plate frame will prevent the license plate frame from coming into contact with the vehicle mounting surface.
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1. A license plate frame spacer unit for use in mounting a license plate frame to a vehicle, the spacer unit comprising: an upper left hollow spacer adapted to receive an upper left license plate frame mounting screw therethrough along an upper left axis;an upper right hollow spacer spaced to the ri
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A license plate frame spacer unit for use in mounting a license plate frame to a vehicle, the spacer unit comprising: an upper left hollow spacer adapted to receive an upper left license plate frame mounting screw therethrough along an upper left axis;an upper right hollow spacer spaced to the right of the upper left spacer and adapted to receive an upper right license plate frame mounting screw therethrough along an upper right axis;a lower left hollow spacer spaced below the upper left spacer and below and to the left of the upper right spacer, the lower left spacer adapted to receive a lower left license plate frame mounting screw therethrough along a lower left axis;a lower right hollow spacer spaced below the upper right spacer and to the right of the lower left spacer, the lower right spacer adapted to receive a lower right license plate frame mounting screw therethrough along a lower right axis;a plurality of elongate connecting members, each spacer terminating a connecting member, each spacer joined to at least one other of the spacers by at least one connecting member, all of the spacers connected together directly or indirectly by the connecting members;the upper left, upper right, lower left and lower right axes being substantially parallel to each other;each spacer having a thickness along its respective axis preselected to axially displace the license plate frame from the vehicle by the mounting screws;wherein the plurality of connecting members include ones radiating from a center point, the center point being spaced from the each of the spacers by an approximately equal distance; andwherein a central boss is located at approximately the center point. 2. The license plate frame spacer unit of claim 1, wherein the plurality of connecting members include at least one vertically disposed connecting member. 3. The license plate frame spacer unit of claim 1, wherein the plurality of connecting members include at least one horizontally disposed connecting member. 4. The license plate frame spacer unit of claim 1, wherein the spacer is injection molded of plastic. 5. The license plate frame spacer unit of claim 1, wherein the thickness of each spacer is substantially uniform. 6. The license plate frame spacer unit of claim 1, wherein each of the hollow spacers are endless. 7. The license plate frame spacer unit of claim 6, wherein each of the hollow spacers has a noncircular hole. 8. The license plate frame spacer unit of claim 1, wherein a position of each of the spacers is positioned to line up to a respective license plate mounting hole. 9. The license plate frame spacer unit of claim 1, wherein the upper left hollow spacer has a first inner spacer surface, the upper right hollow spacer has a second inner spacer surface, the lower left hollow spacer has a third inner spacer surface, the lower right hollow spacer has a fourth inner spacer surface, each of the plurality of connecting members has a respective inner member surface, said inner surfaces being disposed substantially orthogonally to the vehicle axis, the first, second, third and fourth inner spacer surfaces being coplanar with each of the plurality of inner member surfaces. 10. A license plate frame spacer unit for use in mounting a license plate frame to a vehicle, the spacer unit comprising: an upper left hollow spacer adapted to receive an upper left license plate frame mounting screw therethrough along an upper left axis;an upper right hollow spacer spaced to the right of the upper left spacer and adapted to receive an upper right license plate frame mounting screw therethrough along an upper right axis;a lower left hollow spacer spaced below the upper left spacer and below and to the left of the upper right spacer, the lower left spacer adapted to receive a lower left license plate frame mounting screw therethrough along a lower left axis;a lower right hollow spacer spaced below the upper right spacer and to the right of the lower left spacer, the lower right spacer adapted to receive a lower right license plate frame mounting screw therethrough along a lower right axis;a plurality of elongate connecting members, each spacer terminating a connecting member, each spacer joined to at least one other of the spacers by at least one connecting member, all of the spacers connected together directly or indirectly by the connecting members;the upper left, upper right, lower left and lower right axes being substantially parallel to each other; andeach spacer having a thickness along its respective axis preselected to axially displace the license plate frame from the vehicle by the mounting screws;wherein each of the plurality of connecting members has a thickness, the connecting member thickness being less than that of the spacers as measured along the respective spacer axis. 11. The license plate frame spacer unit of claim 10, wherein the plurality of connecting members include at least one vertically disposed connecting member. 12. The license plate frame spacer unit of claim 10, wherein the plurality of connecting members include at least one horizontally disposed connecting member. 13. The license plate frame spacer unit of claim 10, wherein the spacer is injection molded of plastic. 14. The license plate frame spacer unit of claim 10, wherein the thickness of each spacer is substantially uniform. 15. The license plate frame spacer unit of claim 10, wherein each of the hollow spacers are endless. 16. The license plate frame spacer unit of claim 15, wherein each of the hollow spacers has a noncircular hole. 17. The license plate frame spacer unit of claim 10, wherein a position of each of the spacers is positioned to line up to a respective license plate mounting hole. 18. The license plate frame spacer unit of claim 10, wherein the upper left hollow spacer has a first inner spacer surface, the upper right hollow spacer has a second inner spacer surface, the lower left hollow spacer has a third inner spacer surface, the lower right hollow spacer has a fourth inner spacer surface, each of the plurality of connecting members has a respective inner member surface, said inner surfaces being disposed substantially orthogonally to the vehicle axis, the first, second, third and fourth inner spacer surfaces being coplanar with each of the plurality of inner member surfaces. 19. A license plate mounting system for mounting a license plate to a vehicle, the system comprising: a license plate frame having a central frame member with an outer face disposed to be substantially orthogonal with a longitudinal axis and an inner face opposed to the outer face, the central frame member having top, right, left and bottom edges, a top sidewall of the frame integrally formed with the top edge of the central frame member, a left sidewall of the frame integrally formed with the left edge of the central frame member, a right sidewall of the frame integrally formed with the right edge of the central frame member, a bottom sidewall of the frame integrally formed with the bottom edge of the central frame member, the sidewalls of the frame extending inwardly from the inner face of the central frame member in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis by a predetermined depth;an upper left mounting screw socket of the central frame member adapted to receive an upper left license plate frame mounting screw therethrough along an upper left axis;an upper right mounting screw socket of the central frame member spaced to the right of the upper left mounting screw socket and adapted to receive an upper right license plate frame mounting screw therethrough along an upper right axis;a lower left mounting screw socket of the central frame member spaced below the upper left mounting screw socket and below and to the left of the upper right mounting screw socket, the lower left mounting screw socket adapted to receive a lower left license plate frame mounting screw therethrough along a lower left axis;a lower right mounting screw socket of the central frame member spaced below the upper right mounting screw socket and below and to the right of the upper left mounting screw socket, the lower right mounting screw socket adapted to receive a lower left license plate frame mounting screw therethrough along a lower right axis, the upper left, upper right, lower left and lower right axes being substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis;each sidewall having a sidewall thickness along its respective axis; anda license plate frame spacer unit, includingan upper left hollow spacer adapted to receive an upper left license plate frame mounting screw therethrough along the upper left axis;an upper right hollow spacer spaced to the right of the upper left spacer and adapted to receive the upper right license plate frame mounting screw therethrough along the upper right axis;a lower left hollow spacer spaced below the upper left spacer and below and to the left of the upper right spacer, the lower left spacer adapted to receive a lower left license plate frame mounting screw therethrough along the lower left axis;a lower right hollow spacer spaced below the upper right spacer and to the right of the lower left spacer, the lower right spacer adapted to receive a lower right license plate frame mounting screw therethrough along the lower right axis;a plurality of elongate connecting members of the spacer unit, each spacer of the spacer unit terminating a connecting member, each spacer joined to at least one other of the spacers by at least one connecting member, all of the spacers connected together directly or indirectly by the connecting members;each spacer of the spacer unit having a preselected thickness along its respective axis such that the spacer thickness combined with a predetermined thickness of a license plate is greater than the predetermined depth of the frame sidewalls, thereby preventing the plate frame from contacting a mounting surface of the vehicle. 20. The license plate mounting system of claim 19, wherein the upper right, upper left, lower right, and lower left sockets are laterally and vertically inwardly spaced from the inner surfaces of the sidewalls, such that each of the sockets align with the respective axis and the spacer unit will fit inside the frame. 21. The license plate mounting system of claim 19, wherein the license plate frame has a uniform thickness. 22. The license plate mounting system of claim 21, wherein the license plate frame is stamped from metal. 23. The license plate mounting system of claim 19, wherein at least one upwardly extending tab on the bottom sidewall extends upwardly from the inner edge of the bottom sidewall such that the license plate is received between the central frame member and the at least one tab. 24. The license plate mounting system of claim 19, wherein the top sidewall is joined to the left sidewall and the right sidewall and the left and right sidewalls are joined to the bottom sidewall. 25. The license plate mounting system of claim 19, wherein the central boss has said preselected thickness.
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