Method of manufacturing an adhesive mount for a leveling device

• US 7,927,450 B2
• Filed: 02/23/2009
• Issued: 04/19/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
• Inventors: Murray, John C., Spaulding, James
• Primary Examiner(s): Tucker; Philip C
• Assistant Examiner(s): Chan; Sing P
• Application Number:
  US12/379,472
• Publication Number:
  US 20090159202A1
• Time in Patent Office: 785 Days
• Field of Search: 156230-232, 156/235, 156/238, 156/246, 156289-291, 156/295, 156/297, 156/298, 156/300, 156/306.6, 156/308.2, 156/323, 427/207.1, 427/208.2, 427/208.4, 427/208.8, 427/271, 33281-283, 332/86, 332/91, 333/99, 334/04, 33D/IG.21, 248/683, 248/467, 248/205.3
• US Class Current: 156/289
• 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 first end of a pull tab to a first surface of the adhesive and attaching a second end of the pull tab to a second surface of the adhesive while the adhesive is at a temperature above its softening point so that the pull tab extends away from the adhesive in a direction substantially parallel to the release liner, the pull tab including a hinge in a center portion in between the first end and the second end; 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 according to claim 1, wherein the pull tab comprises a substantially rigid, non-stretchable material.

7. 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.

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

9. A method according to claim 7, further comprising shaping the first and second adhesives into substantially disc shapes.

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

11. A method according to claim 9, wherein each disc has a thickness of about 3 mm.

12. A method according to claim 7, wherein the first and the second release liners are the same release liner.