Repositionable articles having a microstructured surface, kits for producing same, and methods of use

A repositionable article having a microstructured surface comprising:

• a) a removable and rebondable first adhesive layer having first and second surfaces;
• b) a substrate layer having first and second surfaces, the second surface of the first adhesive layer adhered to the first surface of the substrate layer;
• c) a second adhesive layer having first and second surfaces, the first surface of the second adhesive layer adhered to the second surface of the substrate layer;
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• d) a control layer having a control surface and a back surface, the back surface adhered to the second surface of the second adhesive layer, the control surface defined by an array of a plurality of precisely shaped raised regions and a plurality of recessed regions.

A kit for use in producing a repositionable sheet member, the kit comprising:

• a) a first sheet member consisting of:
• 1) a first release liner material having first and second surfaces;
• 2) a first adhesive layer having first and second surfaces, the second surface of the first adhesive layer removably adhered to the first surface of the first release liner material;
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• 3) a control layer having a control surface and a back surface, the back surface of the control layer adhered permanently to the first surface of the first adhesive layer, the control surface defined by an array of a plurality of precisely shaped raised regions and a plurality of recessed regions;
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• b) a second sheet material consisting of:
• 1) a second release liner material having first and second surfaces;
• 2) a removable and rebondable second adhesive layer having first and second surfaces, the second surface of the second adhesive layer adhered to the first surface of the second release liner material;
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• 3) a substrate layer having first and second surfaces, the second surface of the substrate layer adhered to the first surface of the second adhesive layer, and the first surface of the substrate layer adapted to be permanently adhered to the first surface of the first adhesive layer when the first release material is removed from the first adhesive layer and the first adhesive layer and substrate layer are joined.

A kit adapted to be manipulated by the user into a repositionable article having a microstructured surface, comprising:

• a) a first sheet material having a control surface and a back surface, the control surface defined by an array of a plurality of precisely shaped raised regions and a plurality of recessed regions;
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• b) a second sheet material comprising:
• 1) a first release material having first and second surfaces;
• 2) a removable and rebondable adhesive layer adapted to be attached to the back surface of the control layer, the adhesive layer having first and second surfaces, the second surface of the adhesive layer removably adhered to the first surface of the first release material;
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• 3) a second release material having first and second surfaces, the second surface of the second release material removably adhered to the first surface of the adhesive layer.

A repositionable article having a microstructured surface comprising:

• a) a removable and rebondable first adhesive layer having first and second surfaces;
• b) a first substrate material having first and second surfaces, the second surface of the first substrate material adhered to the first surface of the first adhesive layer;
• c) a second adhesive layer having first and second surfaces, the second surface of the second adhesive layer adhered to the first surface of the first substrate layer;
• d) a second substrate layer having first and second surfaces, the second surface of the second substrate layer adhered to the first surface of the second adhesive layer;
• e) a third adhesive layer having first and second surfaces, the second surface of the third adhesive layer adhered to the first surface of the second substrate material;
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• f) a control layer having a control surface and back surface, the back surface of the control layer adhered to the first surface of the third adhesive layer, the control surface defined by an array of a plurality of precisely shaped raised regions and a plurality of recessed regions.

A kit including first and second sheet-like articles, the kit comprising;

• a) the first sheet-like article consisting of:
• 1) a first release material having first and second surfaces;
• 2) a first adhesive layer having first and second surfaces, the second surface of the first adhesive layer removably adhered to the first surface of the first release layer;
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• 3) a control layer having a control surface and a back surface, the back surface adhered to the first surface of the first adhesive layer, the control layer defined as above;
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• b) said second sheet-like article consisting of:
• 1) a second release material having first and second surfaces;
• 2) a removable and rebondable second adhesive layer having first and second surfaces, the second surface of the second adhesive layer removably adhered to the first surface of the second release material;
• 3) a first substrate layer having first and second surfaces, the second surface of the first substrate layer adhered to the first surface of the second adhesive layer;
• 4) a third adhesive layer having first and second surfaces, the second surface of a third adhesive layer adhered to the first surface of the first substrate layer;
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• 5) a second substrate layer having first and second surfaces, the second surface of the second substrate layer adhered to the first surface of the third adhesive layer.

A kit including first and second sheet-like articles comprises;

• a) a first sheet-like article consisting of a control layer having a control surface and a back surface, the back surface adapted to be contacted with a second sheet-like article, the control surface defined as above;
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• b) a second sheet-like material consisting of:
• 1) a first release material having first and second surfaces;
• 2) a removable and rebondable first adhesive layer having first and second surfaces, the second surface of the first adhesive layer removably adhered to the first surface of the first release material;
• 3) a substrate layer having first and second surfaces, the second surface of the substrate layer adhered to the first surface of the first adhesive layer;
• 4) a second adhesive layer having first and second surfaces, the second surface of the second adhesive layer adhered to the first surface of the substrate layer;
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• 5) a second release material having first and second surfaces, the second surface of the second release material removably adhered to the first surface of the second adhesive layer, the second release material and the first release material adapted to be removed from the second sheet-like article, and the first surface of the second adhesive layer adapted to be adhered to the second surface of the control layer.