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Apparatus for removably attaching and object to a support surface

  • US 5,439,307 A
  • Filed: 09/30/1993
  • Issued: 08/08/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/14/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Apparatus for removably attaching a rigid plate, with an object attached thereto, to a support surface comprising:

  • (a) said rigid plate having a transverse extension engageable with said support surface and providing a cavity, said extension having an edge at said support surface;

    (b) a pad in the cavity of said rigid plate having a central region;

    (c) a connector joining the central region of said pad to said plate;

    (d) a body in said cavity having a surface thereof facing said pad and a surface thereof remote from said pad;

    (e) said body having adhesive on said remote surface thereof; and

    (f) means for connecting said pad to said body;

    whereby, said connector joining said central region of said pad to said plate and said means for connecting said pad to said body causes substantially only a lifting force on said pad and body perpendicular to said remote surface when said plate is subjected to a force tending to tilt said plate about said edge thereof.

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