Shower rod mounting assembly
First Claim
1. A shower rod mounting assembly comprising:
- a flexible substrate having a first side and a spaced apart second side;
a reversible dry adhesive layer at least partially covering the first side of the substrate to attach the flexible substrate to an underlying surface and leave the underlying surface unmarked after removal, the reversible adhesive retaining an adhesion property for a plurality of adhesion cycles; and
a receptacle mounted to the second side adapted to receive an end of a shower rod;
wherein the receptacle is formed from a separate material than the substrate;
wherein the receptacle comprises;
a base mounted to the substrate, anda boss extending from the base with a track formed therein to receive the end of the shower rod;
wherein the base comprises an annular ring;
wherein the boss comprises;
a sidewall extending from a portion of the annular ring providing a primary slot, anda sector ring mounted to the sidewall and spaced apart from the annular ring so that a cavity is provided within the substrate, the sidewall and the sector ring, wherein a secondary slot is provided in the sector ring, the secondary slot having a width less than a width of the primary slot.
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Abstract
A shower rod mounting assembly is provided with a flexible substrate having a first side and a spaced apart second side. A reversible dry adhesive layer at least partially covers the first side of the substrate to attach the flexible substrate to a surface and leave the underlying surface unmarked after removal. The reversible adhesive retains an adhesion property for a plurality of adhesion cycles. A receptacle is mounted to the second side and is adapted to receive an end of a shower rod. A boss extends from the substrate with a track formed therein with an opening to receive an end of a shower rod. A biasing member extends from the substrate adjacent to the opening to retain the end of the shower rod after installation.
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19 Claims
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1. A shower rod mounting assembly comprising:
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a flexible substrate having a first side and a spaced apart second side; a reversible dry adhesive layer at least partially covering the first side of the substrate to attach the flexible substrate to an underlying surface and leave the underlying surface unmarked after removal, the reversible adhesive retaining an adhesion property for a plurality of adhesion cycles; and a receptacle mounted to the second side adapted to receive an end of a shower rod; wherein the receptacle is formed from a separate material than the substrate; wherein the receptacle comprises; a base mounted to the substrate, and a boss extending from the base with a track formed therein to receive the end of the shower rod; wherein the base comprises an annular ring; wherein the boss comprises; a sidewall extending from a portion of the annular ring providing a primary slot, and a sector ring mounted to the sidewall and spaced apart from the annular ring so that a cavity is provided within the substrate, the sidewall and the sector ring, wherein a secondary slot is provided in the sector ring, the secondary slot having a width less than a width of the primary slot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A shower rod mounting assembly comprising:
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a substrate having a first side and a spaced apart second side; an adhesive layer at least partially covering the first side of the substrate to attach the substrate to a surface; a boss extending from the substrate with a track formed therein with an opening to receive an end of a shower rod; and a flexible biasing member extending from the substrate adjacent to the opening to retain the end of the shower rod after installation; an annular ring extending from the substrate; wherein the substrate is flexible; wherein the adhesive layer comprises a reversible dry adhesive layer to leave the underlying surface unmarked after removal, the reversible adhesive retaining an adhesion property for a plurality of adhesion cycles; and wherein the boss comprises; a sidewall extending from a portion of the annular ring providing a primary slot, and a sector ring mounted to the sidewall and spaced apart from the annular ring so that a cavity is provided within the substrate, the sidewall and the sector ring, wherein a secondary slot is provided in the sector ring, the secondary slot having a width less than a width of the primary slot. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A shower rod mounting assembly comprising:
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a flexible substrate having a first side and a spaced apart second side; a reversible dry adhesive layer at least partially covering the first side of the substrate to attach the flexible substrate to an underlying surface and leave the underlying surface unmarked after removal, the reversible adhesive retaining an adhesion property for a plurality of adhesion cycles; and a receptacle mounted to the second side adapted to receive an end of a shower rod, wherein the receptacle comprises; an annular ring mounted to the substrate, a sidewall extending from a portion of the annular ring providing a primary slot to receive the end of the shower rod therein, and a sector ring mounted to the sidewall and spaced apart from the annular ring so that a cavity is provided within the substrate, the sidewall and the sector ring, wherein a secondary slot is provided in the sector ring, the secondary slot having a width less than a width of the primary slot to receive the end of the shower rod therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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Specification