Article support using peel release adhesives

• US 9,920,783 B2
• Filed: 06/04/2015
• Issued: 03/20/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company (3M Company)
• Original Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company (3M Company)
• Inventors: Runge, Michael B., Sheridan, Margaret M.
• Primary Examiner(s): McKinnon, Terrell L
• Assistant Examiner(s): MCDUFFIE, MICHAEL D
• Application Number:
  US15/036,163
• Publication Number:
  US 20170089377A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,020 Days
• Field of Search: 248683, 248690, 248692, 248467, 2482053, 2482054, 248304, 248339, 2482052
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 1/17 using adhesives, suction or magnetism A47G1/168 takes precedence; suction cups for attaching purposes, equivalent means using adhesives F16B47/00
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 1/175 Stretch releasing adhesives
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 1/20 Picture hooks; X-hooks plugs or hooks for general use F16B13/00, F16B45/00
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 2200/106 Permanent
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 65/48 using adhesives , i.e. using supplementary joining material; solvent bonding
• CPC Class Codes: B29L 2031/727 Fastening elements bolts B29L2001/002; nuts B29L2001/005; screws B29L2001/007; slide fasteners B29L2005/00; buttons for haberdashery B29L2019/00
• CPC Class Codes: B29L 2031/738 Hooks
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 1/00 Devices for securing together, or preventing relative movement between, constructional elements or machine parts
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 11/006 by gluing gluing of plastics material B29C65/48
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 2200/81 Use of a material of the hooks-and-loops type
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 2200/83 Use of a magnetic material
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 45/00 Hooks; Eyes if the attaching parts or means are concerned, groups F16B13/00, F16B15/00, F16B19/00, F16B25/00, F16B35/00, F16B47/00 take precedence; for hanging pictures or the like A47G1/16; towing hooks for ships B63B21/58; for hoisting or hauling purposes B66C; hooks or eyes with integral parts designed to facilitate quick attachment to cables or ropes at any point F16G11/14
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/022 repositionable

Abstract

An adhesive mounting article includes a flexible adhesive tape structure having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite to the first major surface. The flexible adhesive tape structure includes a peelable adhesive layer disposed on the first major surface and a first separable connecting member disposed on the second major surface. The peelable adhesive layer is capable of adhering to a mounting surface and thereafter being manually removable from the mounting surface by peeling. A rigid faceplate structure includes a rigid faceplate having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite to the first major surface, and a second separable connecting member disposed on the first major surface of the rigid faceplate. The first and second separable connecting members engage with each other to form a separable connection to connect the flexible adhesive tape structure and the rigid faceplate structure.

Claims

1. An adhesive mounting article, comprising:

a flexible, non-stretch release adhesive tape structure having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite to the first major surface, the flexible adhesive tape structure including a peelable adhesive layer disposed on the first major surface and a first separable connecting member disposed on the second major surface, the peelable adhesive layer being capable of adhering to a mounting surface and thereafter being manually removable from the mounting surface by peeling and comprising a non-stretch release adhesive; and

a rigid faceplate structure including a rigid faceplate having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite to the first major surface, and a second separable connecting member disposed on the first major surface of the rigid faceplate, the first and second separable connecting members being configured to engage with each other to form a separable connection to connect the flexible adhesive tape structure and the rigid faceplate structure.

2. The adhesive mounting article of claim 1, wherein the rigid faceplate structure covers the flexible adhesive tape structure to prevent the flexible adhesive tape structure from being manually removed from the mounting surface by peeling when the rigid faceplate structure is connected, via the separable connection, to the flexible adhesive tape structure.

3. The adhesive mounting article of claim 1, wherein the flexible adhesive tape structure further includes a flexible backing layer, and the peelable adhesive layer and the first separable connecting member are disposed on opposite surfaces of the flexible backing layer.

4. The adhesive mounting article of claim 3, wherein the flexible backing layer extends longitudinally beyond an edge of the peelable adhesive layer to form a tab portion.

5. The adhesive mounting article of claim 3, wherein the flexible backing layer includes a flexible polymeric foam layer.

6. The adhesive mounting article of claim 1, wherein the rigid faceplate defines a recess on the first major surface thereof, the second separable connecting member is disposed within the recess, and when the first and second separable connecting members are engaged with each other to form the separable connection, the flexible adhesive tape structure is received by the recess.

7. The adhesive mounting article of claim 1, wherein the rigid faceplate structure further includes an apron disposed around a periphery of the rigid faceplate to form a recess, and the apron is positioned such that when the rigid faceplate structure is connected, via the separable connection, to the flexible adhesive tape structure at least a portion of the apron is pressed against the mounting surface and in direct contact with the mounting surface.

8. The adhesive mounting article of claim 7, wherein when the flexible adhesive tape structure is received in the recess of the rigid face plate structure, a gap is formed between a bottom edge of the flexible backing layer and a bottom portion of the apron.

9. The adhesive mounting article of claim 7, wherein the apron includes a rigid portion and a compressible material distinct from the material of the rigid portion.

10. The adhesive mounting article of claim 7, wherein the apron includes a rigid portion, the rigid portion is located at a bottom portion of the rigid faceplate structure and configured to be in direct contact with the mounting surface and act as a supporting member.

11. The adhesive mounting article of claim 1, wherein the rigid faceplate structure further includes a mounting member disposed on the second major surface of the rigid faceplate.

12. The adhesive mounting article of claim 11, wherein the mounting member includes a hook that is permanently attached to the rigid faceplate.

13. The adhesive mounting article of claim 1, wherein the rigid faceplate is made of polycarbonate (PC) or acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS).

14. The adhesive mounting article of claim 1, wherein the separable connection formed between the first and second separable connecting members includes at least one of a hook-loop connection, a dual-lock connection, a micro-rail connection, and a magnetic connection.

15. The adhesive mounting article of claim 1, wherein the rigid faceplate structure further includes a rigid supporting member disposed on a lower portion of the first major surface thereof, and the rigid supporting member is positioned vertically lower than the flexible adhesive tape structure and configured to be in direct contact with the mounting surface when the rigid faceplate structure is connected, via the separable connection, to the flexible adhesive tape structure.

16. An article support adapted for adhering to a substrate, comprising:

a flexible, non-stretch release adhesive tape including a flexible backing layer, a peelable adhesive comprising a non-stretch release adhesive coated on a rear surface of the flexible backing layer, the flexible adhesive tape being capable of adhering to, via the peelable adhesive, the substrate and thereafter being manually removable from the substrate by peeling;

a rigid plate including a mounting member permanently attached to a front surface of the rigid plate; and

a separable connector including a first connector member disposed on a front surface of the flexible backing layer and a second connector member disposed on a rear surface of the rigid plate, the first and second connector components being engagable/disengagable with each other to connect/disconnect the rigid plate and/from the flexible adhesive tape,

wherein the rigid faceplate defines a recess on a rear surface thereof, the second connector member is disposed within the recess, and when the first and second connector members are engaged with each other to form the separable connection, the flexible adhesive tape structure is received by the recess.

17. The article support of claim 16, wherein the rigid plate further includes a recess to receive the flexible adhesive tape, and the rigid plate covers the flexible adhesive tape when the rigid plate is connected, via the separable connector, to the flexible adhesive tape.

18. An article support adapted for adhering to a substrate, comprising:

a flexible, non-stretch release adhesive tape having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite to the first major surface, the first major surface including a peel release adhesive capable of adhering to the substrate and the peel release adhesive comprising a non-stretch release adhesive; and

a rigid plate having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite to the first major surface, the first major surface including a mounting member permanently attached thereon,

wherein the second major surface of the adhesive tape and the second major surface of the rigid plate are engagable with each other to detachably connect the rigid plate and the flexible adhesive tape, and wherein the flexible adhesive tape is removable from the substrate by peeling a peel angle of at least 90 degrees.

19. The article support of claim 18, wherein the rigid plate further includes a supporting member disposed at a lower portion of the second major surface thereof, and the rigid supporting member is positioned vertically lower than the flexible adhesive tape and configured to be in direct contact with the substrate when the rigid plate is connected to the flexible adhesive tape.

20. The article support of claim 18, wherein the separable connection formed between the second major surfaces includes at least one of an intermeshing system, a mechanical interlocking connector system, and a releasable contact responsive fastener.