Method of manufacturing an adhesive mount for a leveling device

• US 20090159202A1
• Filed: 02/23/2009
• Published: 06/25/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Stanley Works Limited (Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.)
• Inventors: Spaulding, James, Murray, John C.
• Granted Patent: US 7,927,450 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 156/327
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 2301/308 the adhesive tape or sheet losing adhesive strength when being stretched, e.g. stretch adhesive
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 7/35 Heat-activated
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 9/26 Details
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 33/21 with laser
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/1089 of discrete laminae to single face of additional lamina
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/109 Embedding of laminae within face of additional laminae
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/1093 with covering of discrete laminae with additional lamina

Abstract

A method of manufacturing a mount includes dispensing a predetermined amount of molten thermoplastic adhesive on a release liner, attaching a tab to the adhesive while the adhesive is at a temperature above its softening point, and cooling the adhesive to a temperature below its softening point.

Claims

1. A method of manufacturing a mount, the method comprising:

dispensing a predetermined amount of molten thermoplastic adhesive on a release liner;

attaching a tab to the adhesive while the adhesive is at a temperature above its softening point; and

cooling the adhesive to a temperature below its softening point.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined amount is between about 0.15 cm³ and about 3.0 cm³.

3. A method according to claim 1, further comprising shaping the adhesive into a substantially disc shape before said cooling.

4. A method according to claim 3, wherein the disc has a diameter of about 24 mm.

5. A method according to claim 3, wherein the disc has a thickness of about 3 mm.

6. A method of manufacturing a mount, the method comprising:

dispensing a first predetermined amount of molten thermoplastic adhesive on a release liner;

attaching a pull tab to a portion of the first adhesive;

dispensing a second predetermined amount of molten thermoplastic adhesive on a second release liner; and

placing the second adhesive on the first adhesive and the pull tab.

7. A method according to claim 6, wherein the first predetermined amount is between about 0.15 cm³ and about 3.0 cm³.

8. A method according to claim 6, further comprising shaping the first and second adhesives into substantially disc shapes.

9. A method according to claim 8, wherein each disc has a diameter of about 20 mm.

10. A method according to claim 8, wherein each disc has a thickness of about 3 mm.

11. A method according to claim 6, wherein the first and the second release liners are the same release liner.