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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 1995
Filed:
May. 04, 1994
John R Nottingham, Moreland Hills, OH (US);
John Spirk, Moreland Hills, OH (US);
Craig M Saunders, Rocky River, OH (US);
Paul E Brokaw, Euclid, OH (US);
Nottingham Spirk Design Associates, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A structure and a technique for heating hot melt adhesive by means of microwaves, to place the hot melt adhesive in a tacky state in which it adheres to an object. A preferred structure according to the invention comprises an article of manufacture (e.g., a wall hook) having a mass of the hot melt adhesive and a susceptor thereon. The article, with the adhesive and susceptor thereon, can be subjected to microwaves for a predetermined period of time, to place the mass of adhesive in a tacky state which enables the article to be attached to an object (e.g., a wall). A special container for the article is placed with the article into a microwave oven as a unit, and removed as a unit from the oven. The container enables the article to be safely and efficiently attached to the object.