Adhesively mounted clamp device

• US 7,089,641 B2
• Filed: 11/07/2003
• Issued: 08/15/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company (3M Company)
• Original Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company (3M Company)
• Inventors: Hamerski, Michael D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Wilson, Lee D.
• Application Number:
  US10/703,750
• Publication Number:
  US 20050097718A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,012 Days
• Field of Search: 292/38, 292/55, 292/56, 292/78, 292/811, 269/3, 269/6, 724/54
• US Class Current: 29/238
• CPC Class Codes: B25B 11/00 Work holders not covered by any preceding group in the subclass, e.g. magnetic work holders, vacuum work holders for holding or positioning work for welding, soldering, or cutting by applying heat locally B23K37/04; specially adapted to machine tools B23Q3/00
• CPC Class Codes: B25B 5/006 Supporting devices for clamps
• CPC Class Codes: B25B 5/10 using screws
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 2/065 using screw-thread elements F16B2/08 - F16B2/12 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/53678 Compressing parts together face to face
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/53843 Tube, sleeve, or ferrule inserting or removing

Abstract

An adhesively mounted single-sided clamp-like device for producing a compressive force or tensile force includes a body, a plunger movably connected with the body, and a double-sided stretch releasing adhesive attached to at least one of the body and the plunger. The body and/or plunger can be firmly adhesively bonded to a surface or object and later cleanly removed from the surface or plunger without damaging the surface and without leaving adhesive residue by stretching the adhesive.

Claims

1. A device for applying a tensile or compressive force to an object or surface, comprising:

(a) a body;

(b) a plunger movably connected with said body; and

(c) a double-sided stretch releasing adhesive attached to said body and attached to said plunger, wherein the double-sided stretch releasing adhesive is arranged between the object or surface and said body and said plunger.

2. A device as defined in claim 1, wherein said body includes a connecting portion containing a through bore, a pair of legs extending in the same direction from opposite sides of said connecting portion, and a pair of feet portions arranged at the end of each leg.

3. A device as defined in claim 2, wherein each foot portion is provided with a stretch releasing adhesive for attaching said body to a surface.

4. A device as defined in claim 1, wherein the plunger is slidably connected with the body member, and further wherein the device includes a force generating member arranged to bias the plunger in the direction of the surface.

5. A device as defined in claim 4, wherein the force generating member is a spring.

6. A device as defined in claim 1, wherein said body includes a main body portion and a cantilever portion extending laterally outwardly from the main body portion, wherein said plunger is movably connected with said cantilever portion.

7. A device as defined in claim 1, wherein said plunger includes a head adapted to receive stretch releasing adhesive.

8. A device as defined in claim 5, wherein said plunger includes a handle.