Quick release hook and loop device

• US 8,430,371 B2
• Filed: 09/02/2011
• Issued: 04/30/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Steven G. Boelstler
• Original Assignee: Steven G. Boelstler
• Inventors: Boelstler, Steven G.
• Primary Examiner(s): BAXTER, GWENDOLYN WRENN
• Application Number:
  US13/224,441
• Publication Number:
  US 20130056597A1
• Time in Patent Office: 606 Days
• Field of Search: 248/205.2, 248/205.3, 248/467, 248/475.1, 248/489, 248/683, 248/690
• US Class Current: 248/467
• CPC Class Codes: A44B 18/0069 Details
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 1/1606 comprising a wall member cooperating with a corresponding picture member
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 1/7675 Insulating linings for the interior face of exterior walls
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 5/07 by means of multiple interengaging protrusions on the surfaces, e.g. hooks, coils,
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/022 repositionable

Abstract

A quick release hook and loop device is used to attach an object to a base surface, such as a wall. It is comprised of first and second quick release sections and a strap. The quick release sections each have a nonstick side. The quick release sections are attached to each other at their nonstick sides by threading a strap through openings within the quick release sections. The other sides of the quick release sections are provided with hook or loop fastener surfaces. The device may be used to attach an object to a surface by way of hook and loop fastener bonds. The hook and loop fastener bonds may be effectively broken by removing the strap from the quick release sections.

Claims

1. A quick release hook and loop device for attaching an object to a base surface, said device comprising:

(a) a first quick release section having a nonstick backing on one side, a hook or loop fastener on the other side and a plurality of openings for receiving a strap, said first quick release section hook or loop fastener being adapted to securely mate with a hook or loop fastener on a base surface;

(b) a second quick release section having a nonstick backing on one side, a hook or loop fastener on the other side and a plurality of openings for receiving the strap, said second quick release section hook or loop fastener being adapted to securely mate with a hook or loop fastener on an object to be attached;

(c) wherein the openings on the quick release sections are configured to allow the quick release sections to be releasably attached to each other by the strap; and

(d) a strap;

(e) wherein the nonstick backings of the quick release sections are positioned back-to-back and the quick release sections are secured to each other by the strap being threaded through the openings of the quick release sections.

2. The quick release hook and loop device of claim 1 wherein the strap is a wire.

3. A quick release hook and loop device for attaching an object to a base surface, said device comprising:

(a) a base section having a hook or loop fastener on one side;

(b) a mounting object section having a hook or loop fastener on one side;

(c) a first quick release section having a nonstick backing on one side, a hook or loop fastener on the other side and a plurality of openings for receiving a strap, said first quick release section hook or loop fastener being adapted to securely mate with the base section hook or loop fastener;

(d) a second quick release section having a nonstick backing on one side, a hook or loop fastener on the other side and a plurality of openings for receiving the strap, said second quick release section hook or loop fastener being adapted to securely mate with the mounting object section hook or loop fastener;

(e) wherein the openings on the quick release sections are configured to allow the quick release sections to be releasably attached to each other by the strap; and

(f) a strap;

(g) wherein the nonstick backings of the quick release sections are positioned back-to-back and the quick release sections are secured to each other by the strap being threaded through the openings of the quick release sections;

(h) wherein the hook or loop fastener of the first quick release section is securely mated with the hook or loop fastener of the base section; and

(i) wherein the hook or loop fastener of the second quick release section is securely mated with the hook or loop fastener of the mounting object section.

4. The quick release hook and loop device of claim 3 further comprising an adhesive applied to the side of the base section opposite the hook or loop fastener side of the base section and an adhesive applied to the side of the mounting object section opposite the hook or loop fastener side of the mounting object section.

5. The quick release hook and loop device of claim 4 further comprising a releasable nonstick cover covering the adhesive applied to the base section and a releasable nonstick cover covering the adhesive applied to the mounting object section.

6. The quick release hook and loop device of claim 3 wherein the strap is a wire.

7. The quick release hook and loop device of claim 3 wherein said mounting object section hook or loop fastener is adapted to securely mate with the base section hook or loop fastener.

8. A process for releasably securing an object to a base and for detaching the object from the base comprising:

(a) selecting a base having a base surface;

(b) selecting an object having an object mounting surface;

(c) selecting a base section having a hook or loop fastener on one side;

(d) attaching the base section to the base surface of the base;

(e) selecting a mounting object section having a hook or loop fastener on one side;

(f) attaching the mounting object section to the object;

(g) selecting a first quick release section having a nonstick backing on one side, a hook or loop fastener on the other side and a plurality of openings for receiving a strap, said first quick release section hook or loop fastener being adapted to securely mate with the base section hook or loop fastener;

(h) selecting a second quick release section having a nonstick backing on one side, a hook or loop fastener on the other side and a plurality of openings for receiving the strap, said second quick release section hook or loop fastener being adapted to securely mate with the mounting object section hook or loop fastener;

(i) wherein the openings on the quick release sections are configured to allow the quick release sections to be releasably attached to each other by the strap;

(i) selecting a strap;

(j) positioning the nonstick backings of the quick release sections back-to-back;

(k) securing the quick release sections to each other by threading the strap through the openings of the quick release sections;

(l) securely mating the hook or loop fastener of the first quick release section to the hook or loop fastener of the base section;

(m) securely mating the hook or loop fastener of the second quick release section to the hook or loop fastener of the mounting object section;

(n) removing the strap from the quick release sections to detach the quick release sections from each other;

(o) removing the first quick release section from the base section; and

(p) removing the second quick release section from the mounting object section.