Patent ID: 6616790
Filing Date: 2003-09-09
Classification: A47G,C09J,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of forming a temporary bond between a substrate and a device, which bond can be released easily and without residue, said method comprising the following steps:a) providing a device comprising: i) a plate having a front, a rear and four sides; and ii) a double-sided adhesive strip of film adhered to the rear of said plate through an adhesive bond in such a way that one end of said adhesive film strip protrudes from said plate as a grip; wherein the adhesive bond between said adhesive film strip and said plate can be released by pulling and stretching the adhesive film strip; and spacers are arranged on both sides on the rear of said plate alongside the adhesively attached film strip, said spacers extending less than the entire length of said plate, and said spacers projecting from the rear of the plate to a height that is less than the thickness of said adhesive film strip; b) adhering said device to said substrate by means of an adhesive bond formed between said substrate and said adhesive film strip, and c) releasing said device from said substrate by pressing said plate and said adhesive film strip against said substrate and pulling on the grip of said adhesive film strip to stretch said adhesive film strip to release said adhesive bond.