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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2016
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Craig D. Thompson, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
David J. Prince, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Andrew C. Stansel, Woodbury, MN (US);
Michele A. Eller, Stillwater, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47G 1/17 (2006.01); A47G 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47G 1/175 (2013.01); A47G 1/1633 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates generally to various improved mounting devices. Some embodiments relate to a mounting device, comprising: a bracket that can be attached to or mounted on a vertical surface with one or more adhesive strips; and one or more mechanical features on the bracket that prevent or minimize an item hung on the bracket from sliding horizontally off the bracket.