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US 4,390,576 AGranted
Adhesive attachment assembly
AssigneePhysical Systems, Inc.
InventorCharles G. Hutter, III
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Abstract
A method and apparatus making use of that method for applying pressure to an element to be adhesively or comparably secured to a substrate. An example of such an apparatus is found in an adhesive patch and means for applying the patch to a surface which may have been ruptured.
Claims12
An adhesive attachment assembly for applying an attachment to a substrate, comprising:
- an attachment;
- a support member including a first portion carrying said attachment, and a second portion movably supporting said first portion for movement of said attachment between a first position out of substantial bearing engagement with the substrate and a second position for bearing engagement with the substrate;
- connector means for temporarily securing said second portion of said support member with respect to the substrate adjacent said attachment;
- and
- biasing means for applying a force to said attachment to urge said attachment toward the substrate when said second portion is temporarily secured with respect to the substrate and said first portion is in said second position.
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An adhesive attachment assembly for applying an attachment to a substrate, comprising:
- an attachment;
- a first support member carrying said attachment and having a pair of spaced recesses formed therein;
- a second support member receiving said first support member for movement of said first support member between a first position and a second position, and including a locking tab for reception in one of said recesses for locking said first support member in said first position, and for reception in the other of said recesses for locking said first support member in said second position;
- an annular resilient pad secured to said second support member;
- and
- connector means for temporarily connecting said pad to the substrate with said first support member in said first position for retaining said attachment out of substantial bearing engagement with the substrate, said resilient pad serving, upon movement of said first support member to said second position for bringing said attachment into bearing engagement with the substrate, to apply a force to said first and second support members to urge said attachment toward the substrate.
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An adhesive attachment assembly for applying an attachment to a substrate, comprising:
- an attachment;
- a first support member carrying said attachment;
- a second support member threadably receiving said first support member for threaded movement of said first support member with respect to said second support member to move said attachment between a first position out of substantial bearing engagement with the substrate and a second position in bearing engagement with the substrate;
- an annular resilient pad secured to said second support member;
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- connector means for temporarily connecting said pad to the substrate with said attachment in said first position, said first support member being movable to move said attachment to said second position for bringing said attachment into bearing engagement with the substrate to apply a force to said first and second support members to urge said attachment toward the substrate.
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An adhesive attachment assembly for applying an attachment to a substrate, comprising:
- an attachment;
- a first support member carrying said attachment;
- a second support member movably carrying said first support member for movement between a first position with said attachment out of substantial bearing engagement with the substrate and a second position with said attachment in bearing engagement with the substrate;
- a spring reacting between said first and second support members for urging said first support member to said second position;
- means cooperating between said first and second support members for selectively retaining said first support member in said first position;
- an annular resilient pad secured to said second support member;
- and
- connector means for temporarily connecting said pad to the substrate with said first support member in said first position for retaining said attachment out of substantial bearing engagement with the substrate, said spring serving, upon movement of said first support member to said second position for bringing said attachment into bearing engagement with the substrate, to apply a force to said first support member to urge said attachment toward the substrate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.