ARTICLES PROVIDING NON-MAGNETIC ADHERENCE TO SURFACES

• US 20080261018A1
• Filed: 04/16/2008
• Published: 10/23/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Susan Russell
• Original Assignee: Susan Russell
• Inventors: Russell, Susan
• Application Number:
  US12/104,062
• Publication Number:
  US 20080261018A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 428/317.1
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 7/12 the elements being secured or adapted to be secured by self-adhesion, moisture, suction, slow-drying adhesive or the like
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/249953 Composite having voids in a component [e.g., porous, cellular, etc.]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/249982 With component specified as adhesive or bonding agent

Abstract

An apparatus comprises a display item having a substantially rigid support piece and a non-magnetic adherence layer comprised of polyvinyl chloride foam configured to adhere to non-ferromagnetic surfaces. Additionally, the apparatus includes an adhesive layer applied between the adherence layer and the support piece of the display item. The adhesive layer is operable to attach the adherence layer to the support piece so that the display item may be selectively displayed on a non-ferromagnetic surface.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a display item to be displayed on a non-ferromagnetic surface, wherein said display item is substantially planar so that said display item is configured to lay substantially flat against the non-ferromagnetic surface; and

a material backing piece attached to said display item, wherein said material backing piece is substantially planar and is comprised of polyvinyl chloride foam configured to adhere to non-ferromagnetic surfaces so that said display item may be selectively displayed on a non-ferromagnetic surface, wherein said display item is configured to be repeatedly adhered to and removed from the non-ferromagnetic surface.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said material backing piece is attached to said display item via an adhesive material.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said display item is a picture frame including a cardboard support piece.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein said material backing piece is attached to said cardboard support piece via an adhesive material.

5. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein said picture frame further includes a cloth material overlay attached to said cardboard support piece.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said display item is a notepad.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said display item is a dry erase board.

8. An apparatus, comprising:

a display item to be displayed on a non-ferromagnetic surface, wherein said display item has a substantially rigid support piece and is substantially planar so that said display item is configured to lay substantially flat against the non-ferromagnetic surface;

a substantially planar, non-magnetic adherence layer comprised of polyvinyl chloride foam configured to adhere to non-ferromagnetic surfaces; and

an adhesive layer applied between said adherence layer and said support piece of said display item, said adhesive layer being operable to attach said adherence layer to said support piece so that said display item may be selectively displayed on a non-ferromagnetic surface.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein said display item is a picture frame.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein said picture frame includes a cloth material overlay attached to said support piece.

11. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein said display item is a notepad.

12. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein said support piece is comprised of a cardboard material.

13. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein said display item is a dry erase board.

14. A method, comprising:

providing a display item to be displayed on a non-ferromagnetic surface, wherein said display item is substantially planar so that said display item is configured to lay substantially flat against the non-ferromagnetic surface;

providing a substantially planar material backing piece, wherein said material backing piece is comprised of polyvinyl chloride foam configured to adhere to non-ferromagnetic surfaces; and

attaching said material backing piece to said display item so that said display item may be repeatedly, selectively displayed on the non-ferromagnetic surface.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising selectively attaching said display item to a non-ferromagnetic surface.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising continually attaching and removing said display item to a non-ferromagnetic surface.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein said display item is a notepad.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein said display item is a picture frame.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein said picture frame includes a cardboard support piece, wherein said attaching includes attaching said material backing piece to said cardboard support piece via an adhesive material.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein said picture frame further includes a cloth material overlay attached to said cardboard support piece.