发明人：
KHODAPARAST, PAYAM | ANDERSON, ERIK M. | WEBER, KEVIN W.
摘要：
The present disclosure provides adhesive mounting articles that can be removed from surfaces without damage by having reduced contribution of a hardgood to the peel force generated by the adhesive article during removal. In some instances, this can be accomplished by a hardgood that is flexible in a peel direction and rigid in a weight hanging direction. Such hardgoods may include a plurality of minimally connected body segments arranged about the transverse axis of the hardgood body.
权利要求：
The claims defining the invention are as follows:
1. An adhesive article for mounting an object to a surface, the article comprising:
an adhesive layer;
a flexible body having a plurality of discrete body segments, the body segments arranged at a defined pitch, wherein the flexible body is more rigid in a longitudinal direction than a transverse direction,
wherein all of the discrete body segments are exposed body segments,
wherein the flexible body includes a mounting projection that includes a plurality of
discrete mounting segments, each mounting segment extending outward from a body segment
and the mounting projection being monolithic with the flexible body and all elements of the
flexible body being monolithic,
wherein the flexible body is coupled to a backplate that is integral with the flexible body,
and
wherein the adhesive layer is a peelable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that is secured
to a rear major surface of the backplate.
2. The adhesive article of claim 1, wherein each body segment of the plurality of body segments includes a linear segment and a connector, such that the article contains a plurality of linear segments and a plurality of connectors.
3. The adhesive article of claim 2, wherein each linear segment is arranged in parallel relation to an adjacent linear segment.
4. The adhesive article of claim 3, wherein all linear segments are arranged in parallel to one another.
5. The adhesive article of any one of claims 2-4, wherein the connectors comprise arcuate segments connecting adjacent linear segments.
6. The adhesive article of any one of claims 2-5, wherein the connectors are disposed at an edge of the body.
2. The adhesive article of any one of claims 2-6, wherein each connector couples only two adjacent linear segments.
8. The adhesive article of any one of claims 1-7, wherein the mounting segments are connected to one another through a bar located a distal edge of the mounting projection.
9. The adhesive article of claim 8, wherein the bar has an inverse scallop configuration. 10. The adhesive article of any one of claims 1-9, wherein the mounting projection defines a recess between the mounting projection and the body segments.
1. The adhesive article of any one of claims 1-10, wherein the mounting segments converge to form a hook.
12. The adhesive article of any one of the previous claims, wherein the flexible body comprises one of polycarbonate, polyester, HIPS, PEEK, nylon, ABS, and combinations thereof.
13. The adhesive article of any one of the previous claims 2-6 and 8-12, wherein the connector couples two or more adjacent segments.
14. The adhesive article of any one of the previous claims, wherein the body segments are arranged in a serpentine fashion about a transverse axis of the flexible body.
15. The adhesive article of claim 14, wherein the body segments are oriented at an oblique angle relative to the transverse axis.
16. The adhesive article of claim 14, wherein the body segments are oriented perpendicular to the transverse axis.
17. The adhesive article of any one of the previous claims and comprising at least three body segments.
18. The adhesive article of claim 17 and comprising at least five body segments.