Article support device comprising a rotatable connection
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1. An article support device capable of being mounted onto a mounting surface using a stretch-releasable adhesive tape, comprising:
- a base comprising first and second major sides,the first major side comprising a first major surface that is configured to be attached to a stretch-releasable adhesive tape; and
,a support body comprising first and second major sides and that is rotatably and non-detachably connected to the second major side of the base;
wherein the support body is rotatable relative to the base, between a first position in which the base and the stretch-releasable adhesive tape are hidden, and at least one second position in which at least a portion of a pull tab of the stretch-releasable adhesive tape is visible,wherein no moving of the support body relative to the base, in any direction other than the rotating, is required or allowed prior to rotating the support body,wherein the support body and the base share a common axis of rotation that is at least generally normal to the first major surface of the base, andwherein the support body comprises at least one support body force-transferring structure that is generally arcuately shaped and wherein the base comprises at least one base force-transferring structure that is generally arcuately shaped and that is generally congruent with the shape of the force-transferring structure of the support body, wherein the force-transferring structures are configured so that, when the support body is in the first position and the device is under load, at least a portion of the force-transferring structure of the support body is in contact with at least a portion of the force-transferring structure of the base.
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Abstract
Herein is disclosed an article support device capable of being attached to a mounting surface using a stretch-releasable adhesive tape, the device comprising a base and a support body that is rotatably and non-detachably connected to the base, wherein the support body is rotatable relative to the base, between a first position in which the base and the stretch-releasable adhesive tape are hidden, and at least one second position in which at least a portion of a pull tab of the stretch-releasable adhesive tape is visible.
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1. An article support device capable of being mounted onto a mounting surface using a stretch-releasable adhesive tape, comprising:
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a base comprising first and second major sides, the first major side comprising a first major surface that is configured to be attached to a stretch-releasable adhesive tape; and
,a support body comprising first and second major sides and that is rotatably and non-detachably connected to the second major side of the base; wherein the support body is rotatable relative to the base, between a first position in which the base and the stretch-releasable adhesive tape are hidden, and at least one second position in which at least a portion of a pull tab of the stretch-releasable adhesive tape is visible, wherein no moving of the support body relative to the base, in any direction other than the rotating, is required or allowed prior to rotating the support body, wherein the support body and the base share a common axis of rotation that is at least generally normal to the first major surface of the base, and wherein the support body comprises at least one support body force-transferring structure that is generally arcuately shaped and wherein the base comprises at least one base force-transferring structure that is generally arcuately shaped and that is generally congruent with the shape of the force-transferring structure of the support body, wherein the force-transferring structures are configured so that, when the support body is in the first position and the device is under load, at least a portion of the force-transferring structure of the support body is in contact with at least a portion of the force-transferring structure of the base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An article support device capable of being mounted onto a mounting surface using a stretch-releasable adhesive tape, comprising:
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a base comprising first and second major sides, the first major side comprising a first major surface that is configured to be attached to a stretch-releasable adhesive tape; and
,a support body comprising first and second major sides and that is rotatably and non-detachably connected to the second major side of the base; wherein the support body is rotatable relative to the base, between a first position in which the base and the stretch-releasable adhesive tape are hidden, and at least one second position in which at least a portion of a pull tab of the stretch-releasable adhesive tape is visible, and wherein no moving of the support body relative to the base, in any direction other than the rotating, is required or allowed prior to rotating the support body, and wherein the support body and the base share a common axis of rotation that is at least generally normal to the first major surface of the base, and wherein the support body comprises at least one force-transmitting structure that is not in overlapping relation with any portion of the base or the adhesive tape when the support body is in the first position or in the second position and that is configured so that, when the support body is in the first position and the device is under load, at least a terminal portion of the force-transmitting structure of the support body is in contact with at least a portion of the mounting surface. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An article support device capable of being mounted onto a mounting surface using a stretch-releasable adhesive tape, comprising:
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a base comprising first and second major sides, the first major side comprising a first major surface that is configured to be attached to a stretch-releasable adhesive tape; and
,a support body comprising first and second major sides and that is rotatably and non-detachably connected to the second major side of the base; wherein the support body is rotatable relative to the base, between a first position in which the base and the stretch-releasable adhesive tape are hidden, and at least one second position in which at least a portion of a pull tab of the stretch-releasable adhesive tape is visible, wherein no moving of the support body relative to the base, in any direction other than the rotating, is required or allowed prior to rotating the support body, wherein the support body and the base share a common axis of rotation that is at least generally normal to the first major surface of the base, and wherein the second major side of the base and the second major side of the support body each comprise at least one complementary rotation-limiting structure, the rotation-limiting structure of the support body interacting with the rotation-limiting structure of the base to physically limit the rotation of the support body relative to the base so that the support body cannot be rotated beyond the second position, wherein the rotation-limiting structures of the support body and base comprise, respectively, a second support body complementary detent structure and a second base complementary detent structure, the second complementary detent structures combining to allow the support body to be maintained at the second position, and further combining to allow, upon the application of a predetermined rotation force to the support body in a direction toward the first position, the support body to be rotated away from the second position and toward the first position. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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