IP Library Granted Patent US 8,667,645
Granted Patent B2
US 8,667,645 · App. 13/491,703 · Granted Mar 11, 2014

Attachment glider

Inventor: Matthew Smith (Wooster, OH)
Assignee: Waxman Consumer Products Group Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,667,645
App. No.
13/491,703
Granted
Mar 11, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

An attachment glider comprises an engagement surface having an adhesive plane for securing to an object. The attachment glider further comprises a plurality of attachment spikes extending from the engagement surface at an angle transverse to the adhesive plane and a supporting surface for nesting a fixture coupled to the attachment spikes. The fixture is positioned between the engagement surface and the supporting surface.

Claims (34)

1. An attachment glider comprising:

an engagement surface having an adhesive plane for securing to an object;

a plurality of attachment spikes extending from the engagement surface at an angle transverse to said adhesive plane; and

a supporting surface and a fixture supported by the supporting surface, the plurality of attachment spikes extending from the fixture and extending through the engagement surface, said fixture being positioned between said engagement surface and said supporting surface, the supporting surface defining a cavity region including a plurality of support walls for retaining the fixture.

2. The attachment glider of claim 1 wherein the fixture includes a plurality of transversely curved ends, each of the plurality of transversely curved ends supporting a respective one of the plurality of attachment spikes.

3. The attachment glider of claim 2 wherein the plurality of transversely curved ends of the fixture extend from a planar body.

4. The attachment glider of claim 2 wherein the supporting surface defines a cavity region includes an upwardly curved radial wall supporting the cavity region.

5. The attachment glider of claim 4 wherein a number of support walls of the plurality of support walls is equal to or greater than a number of the plurality of transversely curved ends of the fixture.

6. The attachment glider of claim 5 wherein each of the plurality of transversely curved ends of the fixture supports a respective one of the plurality of attachment spikes and further wherein each of the plurality of support walls of the supporting surface cavity region receive, in nested relationship, a respective one of the plurality of transversely curved ends of the fixture.

7. The attachment glider of claim 4 wherein the cavity region of the supporting surface includes an alignment projection and the fixture includes a body defining an opening, the alignment projection of the supporting surface extending into the opening of the fixture body.

8. The attachment glider of claim 1 wherein each of the plurality of attachment spikes penetrate through and extend outwardly from the engagement surface to assist in securing the engagement surface to the supporting surface.

9. The attachment glider of claim 1 wherein the engagement surface defines a assembly side and an engagement side and the adhesive plane comprises a double-sided adhesive plane, a first adhesive plane being defined by the assembly side of the engagement surface and a second adhesive plane being defined by the engagement side of the engagement surface.

10. The attachment glider of claim 9 wherein the first adhesive plane of the assembly side of the engagement surface includes an adhesive bond for securing the engagement surface to the supporting surface.

11. The attachment glider of claim 9 wherein the second adhesive plane of the engagement side of the engagement surface includes an adhesive bond for securing the engagement surface to an object.

12. The attachment glider of claim 1 wherein the supporting surface includes a contact area at an opposite end of the attachment glider from the engagement surface, the contact area defining a smooth, low friction surface.

13. The attachment glider of claim 1 wherein a number of the plurality of attachment spikes is three and each of the plurality of attachment spikes extend from the engagement surface a distance of substantially 1/16″.

14. An attachment glider comprising:

an engagement surface having an adhesive plane for securing to an object;

a plurality of attachment spikes extending from the engagement surface at an angle transverse to said adhesive plane;

an intermediate surface and a fixture supported by the intermediate surface, the plurality of attachment spikes extending from the fixture and extending through the engagement surface, said fixture being positioned between said engagement surface and said intermediate surface, the intermediate surface defining a cavity region including a plurality of support walls for retaining the fixture; and

a transport surface positioned opposite the engagement surface, the intermediate surface being positioned between the engagement surface and the transport surface.

15. The attachment glider of claim 14 wherein the fixture includes a plurality of transversely curved ends, each of the plurality of transversely curved ends supporting a respective one of the plurality of attachment spikes.

16. The attachment glider of claim 15 wherein the plurality of transversely curved ends of the fixture extend from a planar body.

17. The attachment glider of claim 15 wherein the intermediate surface includes a radial wall supporting the cavity region.

18. The attachment glider of claim 17 wherein a number of support walls of the plurality of support walls is equal to or greater than a number of the plurality of transversely curved ends of the fixture.

19. The attachment glider of claim 18 wherein each of the plurality of support walls of the cavity region of the intermediate surface each receive, in nested relationship, a respective one of the plurality of transversely curved ends of the fixture.

20. The attachment glider of claim 17 wherein the cavity region of the intermediate surface includes an alignment projection and the fixture includes a body defining an opening, the alignment projection of the intermediate surface extending into the opening of the fixture body.

21. The attachment glider of claim 17 wherein the transport surface includes a contact area at an opposite end of the attachment glider from the engagement surface, the contact area defining a smooth, low friction surface.

22. The attachment glider of claim 14 wherein each of the plurality of attachment spikes penetrate through and extend outwardly from the engagement surface to assist in securing the engagement surface to the intermediate surface.

23. The attachment glider of claim 14 wherein the engagement surface defines a assembly side and an engagement side and the adhesive plane comprises a double-sided adhesive plane, a first adhesive plane being defined by the assembly side of the engagement surface and a second adhesive plane being defined by the engagement side of the engagement surface.

24. The attachment glider of claim 23 wherein the first adhesive plane of the assembly side of the engagement surface includes an adhesive bond for securing the engagement surface to the intermediate surface.

25. The attachment glider of claim 23 wherein the second adhesive plane of the engagement side of the engagement surface includes an adhesive bond for securing the engagement surface to an object.

26. The attachment glider of claim 14 wherein a number of the plurality of attachment spikes is three and each of the plurality of attachment spikes extend from the engagement surface a distance of substantially 1/16″.

27. The attachment glider of claim 14 wherein the intermediate surface is secured to the engagement surface by an adhesive.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 27, 2022
From: WAXMAN CONSUMER PRODUCTS GROUP INC.
To: SHEPHERD HARDWARE PRODUCTS LLC
Reel/Frame 062210/0088 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 20, 2021
From: WAXMAN INDUSTRIES, INC.; WAXMAN USA, INC.; WAXMAN INDUSTRIAL GROUP, INC.; WAXMAN CONSUMER PRODUCTS GROUP, INC.; LEAKSMART, INC.
To: THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK
Reel/Frame 058899/0516 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 17, 2012
From: SMITH, MATTHEW, MR.
To: WAXMAN CONSUMER PRODUCTS GROUP INC.
Reel/Frame 028566/0188 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61495102 · Jun 9, 2011
Related Publication 20130139351A1 · Jun 6, 2013