Apparatus for removably attaching and object to a support surface
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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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For fixing a rigid plate (10) on a fixing surface (12), a pad (18) mounted on the fixing surface (12) through the agency of a flat adhesive joint (20) is disposed in a cavity (14) on the underside of the plate (10). The pad (18) is joined at its centroid to the plate (10). Thereby a tilting moment acting on the plate (10) is transformed into a lifting force acting on the pad (18) in a direction perpendicular to the adhesive joint (20).
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1. Apparatus for removably attaching a rigid plate, with an object attached thereto, to a support surface comprising:
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(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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. Apparatus for removably attaching a rigid plate, with an object attached thereto to a support surface comprising:
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(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 for transmitting to said body a force imparted to said central region of said pad by said connector from said plate, which force is substantially perpendicular to said support surface, whereby when said plate is subjected to a force tending to tilt said plate about said edge, there will be applied on said pad and body a force perpendicular to said remote surface.
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