SUBSTRATE HAVING POLARIZED ADHESIVE

• US 20090029156A1
• Filed: 02/15/2008
• Published: 01/29/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Stromberg Allen & Co.
• Original Assignee: Stromberg Allen & Co.
• Inventors: Kruchko, Steven N.
• Application Number:
  US12/032,373
• Publication Number:
  US 20090029156A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 428/337
• CPC Class Codes: C08K 5/0016 Plasticisers
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 2409/00 Presence of diene rubber
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 2423/00 Presence of polyolefin
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 7/381 based on macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions involving only carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 7/383 Natural or synthetic rubber
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 9/00 Adhesives characterised by their physical nature or the effects produced, e.g. glue sticks C09J7/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/266 of base or substrate
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/28 Web or sheet containing structurally defined element or component and having an adhesive outermost layer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/2804 Next to metal
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/2878 including addition polymer from unsaturated monomer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 442/2738 Coating or impregnation intended to function as an adhesive to solid surfaces subsequently associated therewith

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 a 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 malting 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 metallic substrate having a face portion and a back portion; and

a polarized adhesive on at least a portion of the back portion of the metallic substrate.

2. The surface cover of claim 1 wherein the metallic substrate comprises a foil film.

3. The surface cover of claim 1 wherein the foil film has a thickness of between 0.015 inches and 0.0002 inches.

4. The surface cover of claim 1 wherein the polarized adhesive is heat activated.

5. The surface cover of claim 4 wherein the heat activated polarized adhesive comprises a polyisobutylene.

6. The surface cover of claim 4 wherein the polarized adhesive comprises a cyclic olefin copolymer.

7. The surface cover of claim 6 further wherein the polarized adhesive further comprises an additive for reducing its melting temperature.

8. A surface cover comprising:

a layer of heat activated polarized adhesive having an upper surface; and

a metallic substrate overlying at least a portion of the upper surface of the polarized adhesive.

9. The surface cover of claim 8 wherein the metallic substrate comprises a foil film.

10. The surface cover of claim 8 wherein metallic substrate is metallized onto the polarized adhesive layer.

11. The surface cover of claim 8 wherein the polarized adhesive comprises a polyisobutylene.

12. The surface cover of claim 8 wherein the polarized adhesive comprises a cyclic olefin copolymer.

13. The surface cover of claim 12 further wherein the polarized adhesive further comprises an additive for reducing the melting temperature of the polarized adhesive.

15. A surface cover as set forth in claim 13, wherein the cyclic olefin copolymer comprises a layer that covers substantially the entire lower surface of the substrate.

16. A surface cover as set forth in claim 13, wherein the cyclic olefin copolymer is formulated to function as a heat activated adhesive.

17. A surface cover as set forth in claim 13, wherein the substrate comprises a metallic substrate.

18. A surface cover as set forth in claim 16 wherein the metallic substrate comprises a foil film.

19. A surface cover as set forth in claim 16 wherein the metallic substrate is metallized onto the polarized adhesive layer.

14. A surface cover for applying to a mounting surface, such as a wall, comprising:

a substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface

a cyclic olefin copolymer covering at least a portion of the lower surface of the substrate, the cyclic olefin copolymer carrying an electrostatic charge sufficient to at least temporarily adhere the surface cover to the mounting surface.