Article support device mountable with stretch releasing adhesive
First Claim
1. An article support device for vertical mounting on a wall surface, comprising:
- (a) a base plate having opposed front and rear major surfaces, an upper edge, a lower edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge; and
(b) a cover plate having opposed front and rear major surfaces, an upper edge, a lower edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge;
wherein the base plate front surface and the cover plate rear surface include a raised connecting portion and a cooperating recess configured to engage by horizontal sliding engagement such that when the device is mounted vertically on a wall surface, a load applied to the cover plate will create a force in a direction generally perpendicular to the direction of horizontal sliding engagement between the base plate and the cover plate.
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Abstract
An article support device for vertical mounting on a wall surface includes a base plate having opposed front and rear major surfaces, an upper edge, a lower edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge, and a cover plate having opposed front and rear major surfaces, an upper edge, a lower edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge. The base plate front surface and the cover plate rear surface include a raised connecting portion and a cooperating recess configured to engage by horizontal sliding engagement such that when the device is mounted vertically on a wall surface, any load applied to the cover plate creates a force in a direction generally perpendicular to the direction of horizontal sliding engagement between the base plate and the cover plate. A method of mounting a hook on a vertical surface using the article support device is also disclosed.
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1. An article support device for vertical mounting on a wall surface, comprising:
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(a) a base plate having opposed front and rear major surfaces, an upper edge, a lower edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge; and
(b) a cover plate having opposed front and rear major surfaces, an upper edge, a lower edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge;
wherein the base plate front surface and the cover plate rear surface include a raised connecting portion and a cooperating recess configured to engage by horizontal sliding engagement such that when the device is mounted vertically on a wall surface, a load applied to the cover plate will create a force in a direction generally perpendicular to the direction of horizontal sliding engagement between the base plate and the cover plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of mounting a hook on a vertical wall surface, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a base plate having opposed front and rear major surfaces, an upper edge, a lower edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge, and providing a cover plate having opposed front and rear major surfaces, an upper edge, a lower edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge, wherein the base plate front surface and the cover plate rear surface include a raised connecting portion and a cooperating recess configured to engage by horizontal sliding engagement such that when the device is mounted vertically on a wall surface, a load applied to the cover plate will create a force in a direction generally perpendicular to the direction of horizontal sliding engagement between the base plate and the cover plate;
(b) adhering a double-sided stretch releasing adhesive strip having a non-adhesive pull tab at one end to the rear surface of the base plate such that the non-adhesive pull tab extends outwardly from behind the base plate;
(c) vertically mounting the base plate on the wall surface by adhering the base plate to the vertical wall surface using the double-sided stretch releasing adhesive strip; and
(d) connecting the cover plate to the base plate by horizontally sliding the cover plate onto the base plate from a first side edge to a second side edge, whereby the cover plate overlays the non-adhesive pull tab.
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