Use of pva strips for attaching an object to a display backer
OwnerMatteo Visentin, Lysa Marie Clavennainventors
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Abstract
Strips of soluble PVA can be used to attach an object to a display backer (e.g. cardboard). A wet or uncured strip of soluble PVA is placed across the object and around the display backer. The strip is then secured to itself or the display backer and dried or cured to retain the object. To free the object, the assembly with the display backer is submerged under still water or placed under running water. The strip will break in running water in less than 5 minutes allowing removal of the object (single item or bundle of items) from the backer. The backer may be made of a recyclable material.
Claims22
A method of removably attaching an object to a display backer, comprising:
- a. placing the object against a first side of the display backer;
- b. threading a wet or uncured strip of soluble PVA across the object and around at least a portion of the display backer;
- c. securing the strip on a second side of the display backer sufficiently tightly to retain the object on the first side thereof;
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- d. allowing the strip to dry or cure;
- wherein the dried or cured strip is soluble in water such that the strip breaks in running water in less than 5 minutes to free the object.
A method of removing an object attached by at least one soluble PVA strip to a display backer from the display backer, comprising:
- a. placing the object and the display backer into water to soak the at least one PVA strip;
- b. allowing the at least one strip to dissolve in the water until the strip breaks away from the object;
- c. removing the object from the display backer and discarding the display backer;
- wherein the at least one strip is soluble in water such that the strip breaks in running water in less than 5 minutes.
An assembly, comprising:
- a. an object;
- b. a display backer, the object being positioned against a first side of the display backer;
- c. at least one strip of soluble PVA running across the object and around at least a portion of the display backer, the at least one strip being secured to itself or to the display backer on a second side of the display backer to retain the object against the display backer;
- wherein the at least one strip is soluble in water such that the strip breaks in running water in less than 5 minutes to free the object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.