Substrate having polarized adhesive

• US 20070035215A1
• Filed: 08/11/2006
• Published: 02/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Steven Kruchko
• Original Assignee: Steven Kruchko
• Inventors: Kruchko, Steven
• Application Number:
  US11/502,847
• Publication Number:
  US 20070035215A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 310/348
• CPC Class Codes: C08K 5/56 Organo-metallic compounds, i.e. organic compounds containing a metal-to-carbon bond
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 11/02 Non-macromolecular additives
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 2301/408 additives as essential feature of the adhesive layer
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 2400/263 in the substrate
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 7/21 Paper; Textile fabrics
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 7/30 characterised by the adhesive composition
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 9/00 Adhesives characterised by their physical nature or the effects produced, e.g. glue sticks C09J7/00 takes precedence

Abstract

A surface cover having a polarized adhesive material bonded or operably connected to at least a portion of a substrate. The polarized adhesive material may be hot melt adhesive material. The substrate may have little or no electret capabilities. The electrostatic charge of the polarized adhesive material may allow the surface cover to be removed from a mounting surface for positional adjustment during the application of the surface cover to the mounting surface. Once at its desired location, and/or aligned with the patterns, characters, or images on an adjacent surface cover, the polarized adhesive material may be activated. The adhesive force provided by the activated polarized adhesive material may provide a sufficient force for adhering surface cover along the mounting surface, thereby making the dissipation or loss of electrostatic charge inconsequential to the ability of the surface cover to remain at its desired position along the mounting surface.

Claims

1. A surface cover comprising:

a. at least one substrate having a face portion and a back portion; and

b. an adhesive material operably connected to at least a portion of the at least one substrate, at least a portion of the adhesive material receiving an electrostatic charge to create a polarized adhesive material, the polarized adhesive material being configured and electrostatically charged to allow the surface cover to at least temporarily adhere to an adjacent mounting surface before the activation of the adhesive material.

2. The surface cover of claim 1 wherein the at least one substrate has no electret capabilities.

3. The surface cover of claim 1 wherein the at least one substrate has insufficient electret capabilities to assist the polarized adhesive material to at least temporarily adhere to an adjacent mounting surface before the activation of the adhesive material.

4. The surface cover of claim 1 including a second substrate, the second substrate operably connected to the at least one substrate, the second substrate capable of being polarized.

5. The surface cover of claim 1 wherein the adhesive material is a hot melt adhesive material.

6. The surface cover of claim 5 including an additive included in the hot melt adhesive material, the additive capable of receiving an electrostatic charge to create a polarized additive, the additive improving the adhesive ability of the polarized based adhesive material to hold an electrostatic charge.

7. The surface cover of claim 5 including an additive included in the hot melt adhesive material, the additive reducing the melting temperature of the polarized adhesive material.

8. The surface cover of claim 1 wherein the substrate is a nonwoven or woven fabric composed of cellulose and or synthetic fibers, and which has been treated with a chemical binder.

9. The surface cover of claim 1 including a non-polarized adhesive material bonded to at least a portion of the at least one substrate.

10. A surface cover comprising:

a. at least one substrate having a face portion and a back portion, the at least one substrate lacking electret capabilities; and

b. an adhesive material bonded to at least a portion of the back portion of the at least one substrate, at least a portion of the adhesive material receiving an electrostatic charge to create a polarized adhesive material, the adhesive material being a hot melt adhesive material, the polarized adhesive material having a different polarity than an adjacent mounting surface, the polarized adhesive material being configured and electrostatically charged to allow the surface cover to at least temporarily adhere to the adjacent mounting surface before activation of the adhesive material.

11. The surface cover of claim 10 wherein the at least one substrate has no electret capabilities.

12. The surface cover of claim 10 wherein the at least one substrate has insufficient electret capabilities to assist the polarized adhesive material to at least temporarily adhere to an adjacent mounting surface before the activation of the adhesive material.

13. The surface cover of claim 10 including a second substrate, the second substrate operably connected to the at least one substrate, the second substrate capable of being polarized.

14. The surface cover of claim 10 wherein the adhesive material is a hot melt adhesive material.

15. The surface cover of claim 14 including an additive included in the hot melt adhesive material, the additive capable of receiving an electrostatic charge to create a polarized additive, the additive improving the adhesive ability of the polarized based adhesive material to hold an electrostatic charge.

16. The surface cover of claim 14 including an additive included in the hot melt adhesive material, the additive reducing the melting temperature of the polarized adhesive material.

17. The surface cover of claim 10 wherein the substrate is a nonwoven or woven fabric composed of cellulose and or synthetic fibers, and which has been treated with a chemical binder.

18. The surface cover of claim 10 including a non-polarized adhesive material bonded to at least a portion of the at least one substrate.

19. A surface cover comprising:

a. at least one substrate having a face portion and a back portion, the at least one substrate having no electret capabilities; and

b. an adhesive material bonded to at least a portion of the back portion of the at least one substrate, at least a portion of the adhesive material receiving an electrostatic charge to create a polarized adhesive material, the adhesive material being a hot melt adhesive material, the polarized adhesive material having different polarity of an adjacent mounting surface, the polarized adhesive material being configured and electrostatically charged to allow the surface cover to at least temporarily adhere to the adjacent mounting surface before activation of the adhesive material.

20. The surface cover of claim 19 including a second substrate, the second substrate operably connected to the at least one substrate, the second substrate capable of being polarized.

21. The surface cover of claim 19 wherein the adhesive material is a hot melt adhesive material.

22. The surface cover of claim 21 including an additive included in the hot melt adhesive material, the additive capable of receiving an electrostatic charge to create a polarized additive, the additive improving the adhesive ability of the polarized based adhesive material to hold an electrostatic charge.

23. The surface cover of claim 21 including an additive included in the hot melt adhesive material, the additive reducing the melting temperature of the polarized adhesive material.

24. The surface cover of claim 21 wherein the hot melt adhesive material includes a polypropylene.

25. The surface cover of claim 21 wherein the hot melt adhesive material includes a polyisobutylene.

26. The surface cover of claim 21 wherein the hot melt adhesive material includes a cyclic olefin copolymer.

27. The surface cover of claim 21 wherein the hot melt adhesive material includes a member from the metallocene family of polymers.

28. The surface cover of claim 19 wherein the substrate is a nonwoven or woven fabric composed of cellulose and or synthetic fibers, and which has been treated with a chemical binder.

29. The surface cover of claim 19 including a non-polarized adhesive material bonded to at least a portion of the at least one substrate.