Adhesive Mounting System for Frames with Easel Backs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Easel backs or stands on picture or photo frames prevent secure attachment to walls due to their thickness, which is often greater than standard attachment mechanisms, and removal can be challenging and damaging.
Innovation Solution
A mounting system with increased thickness, incorporating stretchable and peelable adhesive structures and separable connector layers, allowing for flush or adjustable attachment of objects to a wall without removing the easel back or stand, using a combination of adhesive and mechanical fasteners.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If standard attachment mechanisms (nails, screws, thin adhesive strips) are used, then the attachment device can be thin and simple, but the easel back thickness prevents secure attachment and flush mounting to the wall
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system nests multiple functional layers within a single integrated structure: adhesive layers are positioned between the mounting system and the frame, separable connector layers are embedded within the mounting system body, and the overall assembly accommodates the easel back thickness while maintaining a compact profile suitable for wall mounting
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system employs composite construction combining multiple materials with different properties: adhesive materials for bonding to the frame, separable connector materials for reversible attachment, and structural materials providing the necessary thickness to accommodate easel backs while maintaining mechanical strength and flexibility
2Reliability
If the easel back is removed to enable secure wall attachment, then the mounting can be secure and flush, but the frame is damaged and the process is time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the problematic element (easel back) from the attachment problem by designing a mounting system with sufficient thickness to accommodate the easel back in its original position on the frame, eliminating the need to remove or damage the easel back while still achieving secure wall attachment
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system acts as an intermediary component between the frame (with easel back) and the wall, providing a thickness that accommodates the easel back while establishing secure adhesive bonds to both the frame and wall surfaces, enabling damage-free attachment
3Volume of moving object
If standard thickness mounting strips are used, then the adhesive structure can be thin, but they cannot accommodate easel backs with thickness similar to or greater than the mounting strip
Solution Approach 1:
The invention changes the thickness parameter of the mounting system to accommodate different easel back thicknesses, while maintaining other critical parameters such as adhesive bond strength, separable connector functionality, and overall structural integrity through appropriate material selection and layer configuration
4Ease of operation
If the mounting system allows repositioning and reuse, then the separable connector can be disconnected and reconnected, but the complexity of the adhesive structure increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is segmented into distinct functional layers: permanent adhesive layers for bonding to the frame and wall, and separable connector layers for reversible attachment. This segmentation allows the permanent adhesive structures to remain simple while providing repositioning capability through the separable connector component
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables secure, damage-free hanging of objects at varying depths from the wall, accommodating thicker easel backs or stands, and allowing for easy repositioning and reuse without damaging the frame.
Implementation Method 1
a first adhesive surface over at least a portion of said first major surface of said first backing layer for bonding to a surface of an object; and a second adhesive surface over at least a portion of the second major surface of said first backing layer
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AI summary
The present disclosure generally relates to a mounting system capable of affixing an object to a wall or vertical surface.