Removable adhesive backed ducts for cabling and a removal method

• US 9,640,958 B2
• Filed: 03/24/2011
• Issued: 05/02/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/14/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Corning Research & Development Corporation (Corning Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company (3M Company)
• Inventors: Dower, William V., Bries, James L., Larson, Donald K., Borer, Victor J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Hoa C
• Assistant Examiner(s): Patel, Amol
• Application Number:
  US13/640,456
• Publication Number:
  US 20130025929A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,231 Days
• Field of Search: 174 681, 174 683, 174 70 C, 174 70 R, 174 72 A, 174480, 174481
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4459 Ducts; Conduits; Hollow tubes for air blown fibres
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/0481 with a circular cross-section H02G3/0468, H02G3/0475 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/266 Mounting by adhesive material
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/305 Mounting by adhesive material
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/1142 Changing dimension during delaminating [e.g., crushing, expanding, warping, etc.]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/28 Web or sheet containing structurally defined element or component and having an adhesive outermost layer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/2852 Adhesive compositions
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/2891 including addition polymer from alpha-beta unsaturated carboxylic acid [e.g., acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, etc.] Or derivative thereof

Abstract

A duct for distributing one or more telecommunication lines comprises an elongated body having a length and a conduit portion with a lengthwise bore formed therein. The conduit portion contains one or more telecommunication lines. The duct also includes a flange extending lengthwise adjacent the main body to mount the duct to a mounting surface, such as a wall. The duct also includes an adhesive layer disposed on a surface of the flange, the adhesive layer comprising a removable adhesive to permit removal of the duct from the mounting surface after mounting.

Claims

1. A duct for distributing one or more communication lines, comprising:

an elongated body formed from an extruded polymeric material having a length and a conduit portion with a lengthwise bore formed therein, the conduit portion disposed on a first surface of a flange structure extending lengthwise adjacent the elongated body to mount the duct to a mounting surface, the conduit portion being pre-populated with one or more communication lines;

an adhesive layer disposed on a second surface of the flange, the second surface being opposite the first surface, the adhesive layer comprising a removable adhesive to permit removal of the duct from the mounting surface after mounting.

2. The duct of claim 1, wherein the adhesive layer comprises a stretch release adhesive.

3. The duct of claim 2, wherein the stretch release adhesive comprises one of an acrylic-based adhesive, a rubber-based adhesive, and a silicone-based adhesive.

4. The duct of claim 2, wherein the stretch release adhesive comprises a highly extensible backing.

5. The duct of claim 1, wherein the elongated body has a form factor (length versus width) of at least 25 to 1.

6. The duct of claim 1, wherein the duct includes at least one additional conduit, wherein the first conduit is configured to contain at least a first optical fiber communication line and the additional conduit is configured to contain at least a second optical fiber communication line.

7. The duct of claim 1, wherein the one or more communication lines includes an electrical wire.

8. The duct of claim 1, wherein the one or more communication lines comprises a high speed Ethernet communication line.

9. A removably mountable article, comprising:

an article being pre-populated with one or more communication lines having an elongated body formed from an extruded polymeric material having a conduit portion with a lengthwise bore formed therein having a form factor (length versus width) of at least 25 to 1 and a bottom surface along a length of the elongated body; and

an adhesive layer disposed on the bottom surface of the article, the adhesive layer comprising a removable adhesive to permit removal of the article from a mounting surface after mounting.

10. The removably mountable article of claim 9, wherein the elongated body is formed from a flexible material.

11. The removably mountable article of claim 9, wherein the elongated body is formed from a material that is at least substantially rigid.

12. The removably mountable article of claim 9, wherein the elongated body has a form factor (length versus width) of at least 50 to 1.

13. The removably mountable article of claim 9, wherein the adhesive layer comprises a stretch release adhesive.

14. The removably mountable article of claim 13, wherein the stretch release adhesive comprises one of an acrylic-based adhesive, a rubber-based adhesive, and a silicone-based adhesive.

15. The removably mountable article of claim 13, wherein the stretch release adhesive comprises a highly extensible backing.