Patent Application
20060059747
The present invention is directed to a poster board display system, and more particularly, to a poster board display system having an adhesive located thereon.
Business enterprises, individuals, schools and other organizations use poster boards as a means of communication and decoration, as well as for advertisements, presentations and artwork. Poster boards are typically used for temporary display, and therefore some structure, such as bulletin boards, may be required to display the poster boards. While bulletin boards provide a convenient method for displaying poster board, bulletin boards are not always conveniently located or available when needed. Accordingly, poster boards frequently need to be mounted on a variety of surfaces such as plaster, painted or wallpapered walls, metal lockers or cabinets, chalk or white boards.
Accordingly, a simple, easy and attractive system and method for securing a poster board to various surfaces is needed.
In one embodiment the invention is a display system which includes sheet-like poster board with a back surface and a display surface. An adhesive is located on the back surface of the poster board and a peelable liner is removably adhered to the adhesive. The poster board is temporarily securable to a mounting surface by removing the peelable liner to expose the adhesive and pressing the adhesive against the mounting surface.
In another embodiment the invention is a method for display that includes providing a sheet-like poster board having a display surface and a back surface. The back surface has an adhesive located thereon and a peelable liner removably adhered to the adhesive. The method further includes the steps of marking on the display surface and removing the peelable liner to expose the adhesive. The method further includes the step of pressing the adhesive against a mounting surface to thereby mount said poster board to the mounting surface.
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The poster board 10 may include two strips of pressure sensitive adhesive 16 pre-adhered or permanently adhered to the back surface 14 of the poster board 10 to allow the poster board 10 to be mounted to a wall or other mounting surface 21. As used herein, permanently adhered or permanent adhesive means that the under normal use the adhesive 16 has sufficient adhesive strength to remain adhered to the back surface 14 of the poster board 10, and to resist attempted manual removal. However, under certain conditions, including extreme heat or contact with certain solvents, the adhesive 16 may be able to be removed from the back surface 14. In the embodiment illustrated in
Many configurations of the adhesive are possible. For example, rather than extending along the short outer edges 18, the adhesive strips may be located along the long outer edges 20, or located along both the short outer edges 18 and the long outer edges 20. Additionally, the adhesive strips could be significantly spaced away from the outer edges 18, 20 of the poster board 10. For example, the adhesive strips could form a cross shape, extend diagonally across the back surface 14, etc. Alternatively, the entire back surface 14 may be covered in adhesive.
In the illustrated embodiment, the adhesive strips 16 are located at opposite ends of the poster board 10 and extend along the short outer edges 18. This configuration ensures that the poster board 10 lays flat against the surface to which it is mounted. While the same effect might be achieved by locating the two adhesive strips substantially parallel to the long outer edges 20 of the poster board 10, the shorter strips may be sufficient to secure the poster board 10 to most surfaces and requires less adhesive.
In one embodiment, each of the adhesive strips 16 is located proximate to or adjacent to one of the outer edges 18, 20 of the rectangular shaped poster board 10, but spaced inwardly from the associated outer edges 18, 20 (i.e., by 1-2 inches) to improve manufacturing efficiency. In particular, if the adhesive strips 16 were to be located directly on or adjacent to the outer edge of the poster board 10 more exact placement of the strips would be required which creates difficulties in manufacturing. Spacing the adhesive strips 16 an inch or two from the associated short outer edge 18 allows for slight misplacements without affecting the adhesive function, or contaminating the display surface 12 of the poster board 10 or the manufacturing equipment with adhesive. Additionally, spacing the adhesive strips 16 at a distance from the outer edge allows a user to trim the sheet of the poster board 10 slightly without affecting the adhesion. Finally, a gap between the outer edge of the poster board 10 and the adhesive strips 16 allows a user slide a finger between the poster board and the mounting surface 21 to grip the poster board 10 and remove the poster board 10 from the mounting surface 21.
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The temporary adhesive 22 is intended to be adhered to the surface on which the poster board 10 is to be mounted. The temporary adhesive 22 is of sufficient strength to secure the poster board 10 to the mounting surface 21, but allows the poster board 10 to be easily removed from the surface by simply pulling on the poster board 10. The temporary adhesive 22 may have sufficient adhesive strength such that two 11 inch×1 inch strips are capable of adhering an 11 inch×14 inch piece of paperboard having a weight of about 0.9 ounces to a relatively smooth mounting surface 21, such as clean flat painted metal. The temporary adhesive 22 may have an adhesive strength between ten percent and fifty percent of the adhesive strength of the permanent adhesive 26. In one embodiment, when the poster board 10 is removed from the mounting surface 21, such as clean flat painted metal, the temporary adhesive 22 is sufficiently weak to pull away from the mounting surface 21 cleanly, leaving no adhesive on the mounting surface 21.
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To utilize the poster board 10, a user may first write, draw or mark on the display surface 12 of the poster board 10 using pens, markers, pencils, crayons and the like. The user may then hold the poster board 10 up against the mounting surface 21 to determine the appropriate position for the poster board 10. With the peelable liners 28 in place, the user is able to test multiple locations prior to adhering the poster board 10 to the mounting surface 21. After the appropriate position is selected, the user may remove the peelable liners 28 from the adhesive strips 16, place the poster board 10 at the appropriate position and press the adhesive strips 16 against the mounting surface 21. When the poster board 10 has served its purpose, the user may remove the poster board 10 by seizing the poster board 10 (i.e. at one of the corners) and pulling the poster board 10 away from the mounting surface 21.
In an alternate embodiment, the display surface 12 of the poster board 10 may include pre-printed graphics located thereon. For example, the display surface 12 may be pre-printed with a calendar grid, common phrases such as “For Sale,” or a common design such as party balloons. The user may add specific information such as event dates, prices or event information to the display surface 12.
The system and method described and shown herein allows a user to quickly and easily mount a poster board to a surface such as a wall, a door, a cabinet and the like. Once the poster board has served its purpose, the user may remove the poster board by simply pulling the poster board away from the mounting surface. In one embodiment, the poster board will come away from the mounting surface cleanly, without leaving adhesive on the surface.
While particular embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described, it would be obvious to those skilled in the art that various additional changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. It is therefore intended to cover in the appended claims all such changes and modifications that are within the scope of this invention.
