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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 07, 1995
Patricia R Konsti, Oakdale, MN (US);
Robert J Wolf, Woodbury, MN (US);
Mary K Miller-Bruns, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Christine M Sawka, Woodbury, MN (US);
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A mounting composite for removably mounting sheet materials on a vertical wall formed of woven or knitted fabric. The mounting composite comprises a support layer with means along its front surface for retaining and displaying sheet materials, and a fastener attached along a rear major surface of the support layer. The fastener can include a multiplicity of aligned curved hook-like projections, or upstanding stems with mushroom heads. The mounting composite can be firmly removably attached on a vertical wall covered with woven or knitted fabric by engagement of the hook-like projections mushroom heads with the fibers of the fabric.