Patent ID: 7985313

Claim:
A method of attaching an article to a mounting surface, the method comprising: providing an article comprising at least one bonding surface, at least one double-faced adhesive with first and second oppositely-facing major adhesive surfaces, with the first major adhesive surface being adhesively bonded to the bonding surface of the article, and, at least one deflectable spacer arranged on the article; wherein the spacer is deflectable at least from a first, undeflected condition to a second, deflected condition, wherein when the spacer is in the first, undeflected condition at least a portion of the deflectable spacer extends outward from the article past the second major adhesive surface of the double-faced adhesive, and wherein when the spacer is in the second, deflected condition, no portion of the deflectable spacer extends outward from the article past the second major adhesive surface of the double-faced adhesive; arranging the article such that at least a portion of the deflectable spacer contacts the mounting surface; positioning the article in a desired location on the mounting surface; and moving the article toward the mounting surface such that the spacer is deflected into a deflected condition that allows contact between the double-faced adhesive and the mounting surface, and such that the double-faced adhesive contacts the mounting surface and adhesively bonds thereto.