Fastening element for attaching to a wall

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9982697-B2
Application number	US-201414777598-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 6, 2014
Priority date	Mar 20, 2013
Publication date	May 29, 2018
Grant date	May 29, 2018

Abstract

A fastening element for attaching to a wall. The fastening element having a contact element having an adhesive surface and a filling opening via which a flowable adhesive agent is capable of being brought between the adhesive surface and the wall. Positioning elements by which the contact element is capable of being positioned at the wall are arranged at the adhesive surface. The positioning element has a width which is variable in dependence on a spacing from the outlet opening. The width reduces at least sectionally as the spacing from the outlet opening increases and is minimal at a maximum spacing from the outlet opening. Accordingly, the adhesive surface is capable of flowing around the positioning element on the introduction between the wall and the adhesive surface.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A fastening element for attaching to a wall, comprising:
a holder element configured to hold an object;
a contact element having an adhesive surface and a rear side, the holder element projecting from the rear side of the contact element, the adhesive surface configured to form a space between the adhesive surface and the wall, the space extending to a peripheral edge of the contact element so as to form an opening at the peripheral edge;
a filling passage leading from the rear side of the contact element to an outlet opening in the adhesive surface of the contact element, the outlet opening configured to open into the space between the adhesive surface and the wall and via which a flowable adhesive agent is capable of being brought between the adhesive surface and the wall; and
a plurality of positioning elements surrounding the outlet opening in the adhesive surface and enabling the contact element to be positioned at the wall, the plurality of positioning elements being configured to bring about a pre-fastening of the contact element at the wall before a final attachment at a desired position,
each of the positioning elements having a width which is variable in dependence on a spacing from the outlet opening;
the width of each of the positioning elements resulting from an extent parallel to the adhesive surface and perpendicular to a direction of flow from the outlet opening through a center of area of the positioning element;
the width of each of the positioning elements reducing at least sectionally as the spacing from the outlet opening increases, and
the width of each of the positioning elements being minimal at a maximum spacing from the outlet opening.

2. The fastening element in accordance with claim 1 , wherein
the positioning elements are arranged such that a center of area thereof lies in a region from 20 to 70% of a total flow path of the adhesive agent.

3. The fastening element in accordance with claim 2 , wherein
the positioning elements are arranged so that a free flow path of the adhesive agent results both between the outlet opening in the adhesive surface of the contact element and the positioning elements and between the positioning elements and a margin of the adhesive surface of the contact element which amounts to at least 20% of the total flow path of the adhesive agent.

4. The fastening element in accordance with claim 1 , wherein
each of the positioning elements has a length which results from an extent in the direction of flow and a ratio of length to a maximum width of each of the positioning elements is larger than 1:1.

5. The fastening element in accordance with claim 1 , wherein
the width of each of the positioning elements first increases starting from a minimal spacing from the outlet opening.

6. The fastening element in accordance with claim 1 , wherein
each of the positioning elements has at least one axis of symmetry and a longest axis of symmetry includes an angle of a maximum of 60° with the direction of flow.

7. The fastening element in accordance with claim 1 , wherein
each of the positioning elements is ellipsoid.

8. The fastening element in accordance with claim 1 , wherein
each of the positioning elements is diamond-shaped.

9. The fastening element in accordance with claim 1 , wherein
each of the positioning elements has a shape which results from two arcs.

10. The fastening element in accordance with claim 1 , wherein
each of the positioning elements has a thickness between 0.05 and 3.00 mm.

11. The fastening element in accordance with claim 1 , wherein
each of the positioning elements has a pressure sensitive adhesive.

12. The fastening element in accordance with claim 1 , wherein
each of the positioning elements is configured to be sprayed on.

13. The fastening element in accordance with claim 1 , wherein
the holder element has a predominantly hollow-cylindrical shape and forms a first part of the filling passage.

14. The fastening element in accordance with claim 13 , wherein
the contact element is a circular disk having a central axis, a second part of the filling passage extending through the central axis and ending at the outlet opening.

15. The fastening element in accordance with claim 9 , wherein
each of the positioning elements has a shape which results from two arcs of a circle.

16. The fastening element in accordance with claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of positioning elements are uniformly distributed around the outlet opening.

Assignees

• Sulzer Mixpac Ag

Inventors

• Clemens Victor
• Paus Sebastian

Classifications

• Y10T428/28

  Web or sheet containing structurally defined element or component and having an adhesive outermost layer · CPC title

• Y10T428/24479

  including variation in thickness · CPC title

• Y10T428/24281

  Struck out portion type · CPC title

• Y10T428/24273

  including aperture · CPC title

• Y10T428/24182

  Inward from edge of web or sheet · CPC title