EP0126750A1

EP0126750A1 - A process for marking a position, and an arrangement for carrying out the process

Info

Publication number: EP0126750A1
Application number: EP83903832A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Ulf SÖDERBERG-JONSSON
Original assignee: SOEDERBERG JONSSON ULF
Current assignee: SOEDERBERG JONSSON ULF
Priority date: 1982-11-26
Filing date: 1983-11-16
Publication date: 1984-12-05
Also published as: WO1984002103A1; FI842899A; NO842899L; FI842899A0

Abstract

La présente invention permet de déterminer rapidement et exactement un emplacement lors du marquage, en particulier dans des endroits qui ne sont pas aisément accessibles. Après la création d'une partie de marquage sur un marqueur (8) qui possède deux parties (4A, 1B) avec des degrés d'adhésion différents, ledit marqueur (8) est fixé sur une première surface (11A) au moyen de sa partie (4A) présentant le degré d'adhésion le plus faible; ensuite, la surface (11A) portant ledit marqueur (8) est placée contre l'emplacement de marquage (13) de façon que la partie (1B) du marqueur (8) possédant le degré d'adhésion le plus important adhère audit emplacement de marquage (13) lorsque ladite première surface (11A) est éloignée de l'emplacement de marquage (13), et que le marqueur (8) soit transféré audit emplacement de marquage (13) lorsque ladite première surface (11A) est éloignée de l'emplacement de marquage (13).The present invention makes it possible to quickly and exactly determine a location during marking, in particular in locations which are not easily accessible. After the creation of a marking part on a marker (8) which has two parts (4A, 1B) with different degrees of adhesion, said marker (8) is fixed on a first surface (11A) by means of its part (4A) having the lowest degree of adhesion; then, the surface (11A) carrying said marker (8) is placed against the marking location (13) so that the portion (1B) of the marker (8) having the highest degree of adhesion adheres to said location of marking (13) when said first surface (11A) is remote from the marking location (13), and the marker (8) is transferred to said marking location (13) when said first surface (11A) is distant from the 'marking location (13).

Description

A Process for Marking a Position, and an Arrangement for carrying out the Process

The present invention relates to a process for marking a position, particularly in locations which are not readily accessible.

The main object of the present invention is primarily to provide a process of the above-mentioned kind whereby the desired position, particularly with concealed surfaces such as arise with electrical wiring boxes, cabinets, bathroom articles, mirrors, light fittings, etc., the positionsfor which are usually difficult to mark, is quickly and effectively established without the need for laborious and time-consuming hole-making or measuring operations followed by marking out of the position data. The said object is achieved with a process according to the present invention which is mainly characterised in that, after having established a marking part on a marker which has two parts with different degrees of adhesion, the said marker is fixed to a first surface via the part which has the lower degree of adhesion, after which the surface bearing the said marker is placed against the marking location so that the part of the marker with the greater degree of adhesion adheres to the said marking location, and that the marker is transferred to the said marking location when the said first surface is moved away from the marking location. A further object of the invention is to provide an arrangement which is suitable for carrying out the aforesaid process.

The said further object is achieved with an arrangement according to the invention for marking a position, particularly in locations which are not readily accessible, which is mainly characterised in that a marker has two separate parts with different degrees of adhesion.

The invention is described in the following by way of several preferred embodiment examples, with reference to the accompanying drawings, on which

Figure 1 is an exploded view of a marker arrangement according to the invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view of a plurality of markers on a rollable supporting strip,

Figure 3 shows the marker being used for marking holes for a handle,

Figure 4 shows the marker being used for marking to fix up a wall cabinet, Figure 5 shows the marker being used with a holder for marking the position of an electrical wiring box on a cladding element,

Figure 6 shows a further embodiment of a holder which is suitable for marking the position of electrical installations by means of a marker according to the invention,

Figure 7 shows another, different type of electrical wiring box for which the invention can be used,

Figures 8-13 show various stages in the marking and mounting of an electrical box with a cladding element, and

Figures 14 and 15 show, in perspective or from the side respectively, a further type of marker holder which is suitable for marking the position of a box according to the invention.

A marking arrangement according to the invention, which is suitable for marking a position, particularly in locations which are not readily accessible, such as on a wall, a cupboard door, or a chest, for example, when the object of which the position is to be marked thereon obscures the intended marking location near the object, which may consist, for example, of a cupboard, an electrical installation fitting or a handle, consists of a fixing part 1 which preferably has a sheet-form surface area with two faces 1A and 1B respectively facing in opposite directions from each other. Expediently, the fixing part is formed of a double-sided adhesive tape, preferably of the foaming-tape kind. One face 1A of the said fixing part 1 is covered by a permanent layer 2, such as a protective paper, for example, which has at least one hole 3 stamped through the layer to the adhesive 4 which is applied to one face 1A of the fixing part 1. The other face 1B of the fixing part 1 is expediently covered by an easily removed protective foil 5 or a similar protective layer, preferably a siliconised foil, which adheres temporarily to the adhesive 6 located on the face 1B of the fixing part.

A so-called "sight hole" 7, which may be located in the centre of the above-described marker 8 and extends through both the protective films 2 and 5 and through the fixing part 1, can act as the position-marking part of the marker, but other parts of the marker 8, such as the outer edges 8A, or outer corners 8B or some position mark 8C on the marker 8, would also be suitable for this purpose.

The layer of adhesive 4A which is exposed through the hole 3 in the layer 2 has a smaller surface area than the adhesive layer 6 which covers the face 1B of the fixing part and the two marking parts 1A and 1B therefore display dissimilar levels of adhesion, i.e. the lesser degree of adhesion is present at the said first surface 4A which is exposed through the hole 3, while the greater degree of adhesion is displayed by the part 1B of the fixing part, which is preferably entirely covered with a coating of adhesive 6.

Mass production of the marker 8 is expediently effected as shown in Figure 2, by attaching one face of a strip 1' of double-sided foaming tape which is preferably the width which it is desired the finished markers 8 should be to a protective paper strip 2' which has central holes 3 stamped out at appropriate intervals, and covering over its other face with a strip of siliconised protective foil 5'. Expediently, after this the holes 3 are punched out through the marker strip 8' thus formed, while breaks 9 are punched between the individual markers 8 through the protective paper strip 2' and the strip of tape 1', up to the siliconised protective foil strip 5' which acts as a supporting web for the separate markers 8 which have thus been divided off. This siliconised web 5', or a web 5' which has been treated with some other slip-substance, enables the required number of individual markers 8 to be peeled off easily from the said web 5' when they are to be used, from the marker web 8' which can preferably be made up into the form of a roll. In the embodiment example shown on the drawings the shape of the marker 8 is square, but the marker can naturally also be made in any other suitable shape, when the need and requirement for this exists.

The use of the marker 8 is as follows, reference being made primarily to Figure 4 on the drawings: The marker 8 is attached with its chosen marking part, preferably the hole 7. disposed so that the latter comes directly over the fixing holes 10 on the surface 11A on the rear face of the bathroom cabinet 11 which it is desired to fix up on an area of a wall 12 covered with tiles. By pressing the markers 8 against the said. first surface 11A they stick on the rear face 11A of the cabinet 11 via the part 4A which is exposed through the respective hole 3. After this, the position where the cabinet is to be fixed on the wall 12 is established, preferably with a water-level, by pressing the rear face of the cabinet 11 with the markers 8 on it against the wall 12 so that the markers 8 come into position on the respective marking places 13 and stick to the wall 12 under the effect of the adhesive layer 6 on the respective markers 8. When the cabinet 11 is moved away from the wall 12 so that the rear face 11A of the cabinet is moved away from the marking locations 13, the markers 8 are transferred to the wall 12 due to the fact that the adhesion degree. on the markers 8 is greater on the surface 1B which is placed against the wall 12. After the marking process bores, etc. for plugs 14 and fixing screws 15 can be made in the wall 12 where the chosen marker part indicates the place, preferably at the holes 7.

The method is substantially the same when mounting a handle 16 which is shown in Figure 3, for example, on a cupboard door using fixing screws, etc. screwed in from the inside of the door. In this instance, the markers 8 are attached via the adhesive part 4A to the respective ends 17, 18 of the handle so that when the handle is pressed in position up against the cupboard door 19 they are transferred onto the latter at the marking locations for the handle 16. By means of a holder 20, for example of the kind which is shown in Figure 5, it is possible to determine quickly and exactly the position of a cut-out 21 which it is desired to produce directly in front of a location, particularly the location of an electrical installation device 22, in a cladding element such as a wall cladding panel 23. The holder 20 is formed of a plate, etc. which has centring cut-outs 24, 25, 26 distributed around its periphery, disposed in diametrically opposed pairs and preferably in the shape of keyholes. The circular entry passages 24A, 25A, 26A of the cut-outs can be pairwise of different sizes, and the distance between centres of the pairs of cut-outs 24 - 26 can differ, to enable the plate 20 to be centred on different sizes of standardised circular installation devices 22. By means of fixing screws 27 which are screwed into the actual electrical installation device 22 the plate 20 is attached by reception of the screws 27 in the appropriate cut-out slots 24 - 26. and after rotation, in a position which is suitable for marking the position of the device 22 as shown in Figure 8. After this a marker 8 is attached via the adhesive part 4A to the zone in the centre of the plate which is marked, for example by a raised area 28, etc. the shape of which expediently corresponds to the external shape of the marker 8. After the protective layer 5 is removed, if this has not been done before the marker 8 was applied to the holder plate 28, the wall panel 23 is placed in position in front of the electrical box 22, as shown in Figure 11. The marker 8 thus becomes attached via its adhesive part 1B which displays the greater degree of adhesion to the rear face of the panel 23, so that a hole can subsequently be made with a box hole cutter 29, for example. The point 30 of the said box hole cutter 29 can be positioned in the correct position for making the hole, in the hole 7 in the marker 8 which is expediently located in the centre of the marker. When the hole has been made after moving the panel 23 away from its temporary pressed-on position, the panel 23 can be fixed permanently, after removal of the holder 20, so that the electrical box 22 is positioned directly behind the cut-out 21 through the panel 23. Other types of holder can be used for box marking, such as a holder 31, which is shown in Figure 6 on the drawings, for example, having clamping devices 32 in the form of rollers on its inside face, for example, and the position of which can be adjusted by means of an adjustment arrangement, for example of the eccentric type, to the required hole width for the electrical box 22.

A holder 33 is shown in Figures 14 - 15 which has a central protruberance 34 to which a marker 8" can be attached via its adhesive part which consists, for example, of stickly tape or adhesive and which, as shown in Figure 15, has a smaller adhesive area 35 over a cutout hole 36 made through a marker holder part 8"A up to the said adhesive area 35 . A removable protective layer 38 which is provided with a gripping edge 37 and which normally covers and protects an ahesive layer 39 which faces in the opposite direction from the said first adhesive area 35 is designed to be removed when using the said marker 8" for marking so that when pressed on a wall panel the said layer 39 sticks to it and overcomes the adhesion of the adhesion area 35. Finally, Figure 7 shows an electrical box 40, the so-called "plaster cover" 41 of which acts during marking as a holder in the above-mentioned way, but with the difference that the markers 8 which are used and which are of the type which was described above with reference to Figures 1 and 2 amongst others, are attached, for example, to the corner zones 41A, 41B, 41C, 41D of the said cover, or some other suitable points, for example on its periphery; these fixing points can be indicated on the cover 41 from the outset by marking of a suitable kind, such as by projecting or recessed marking indications 42, so that the markers 8 which are transferred onto a wall panel, for example, mark the corners of a cut-out which is then sawn out, for example, through the said panel. Examples of some applications where marking according to the invention is appropriate are as follows: Marking holes for handles with integral tapped sleeves where the screws are screwed in from the door or drawer.

Marking the position of switches and wall cut-outs near mouldings for electric installations.

All position marking for "equipment" with a larger outer cover serving as concealment for the screw fixings. Such equipment is especially difficult to mount near to mouldings, cupboards or wall corners when the cover is in position, but with this invention it is possible to effect marking with the cover in place, so that it is easy to achieve the desired positioning.

Light fittings on the ceiling, for example, where the marker can serve as a third arm, in that markers have been placed on the fitting so that it is possible to use both arms for positioning the fitting. When the fitting is pressed against the ceiling, for example, and the markers transferred, the screws for it can be mounted directly, when a keyhole type of mounting is involved. In concrete, for example, holes are bored in accordance with the markers and it is then possible to insert the plugs and screws. In wood but still with a keyhole mounting, screws can be screwed in, after which the fitting can be mounted easily.

For mounting lighting over sinks the outer edge of the fitting should be seated in line with the outside of a wall cabinet which is easy to accomplish as both arms are free to guide the fitting.

When mounting fittings on walls concealed keyhole mountings are often used for the sake of appearance. Such mounting is easy to effect with this marker, as the fitting can be positioned, its position marked and then the mounting screws can simply be fixed in.

Mirrors and pictures are often designed to be mounted on some kind of hook on the wall via a loose cord on the rear. With this kind of mounting the cord can be stretched up to a point on the rear side of the mirror or picture and a marker positioned there. Then the mirror or picture can be put in position and the marker transferred to where it is necessary for the hook to be positioned, by pressing it against the wall. This method is suitable for hanging pictures when it is desired that either their upper or their lower edge should be placedin a line and the suspension points vary.

When mounting bathroom articles on tiles it is hard to place a mark on the hard surface. This is facilitated by means of the invention since the marker gives a clear position marking while at the same time a third arm is obtained.

When mounting loudspeakers in vehicle doors it is difficult to see the boundaries of what hollow space there is, due to the fact that the door cladding in which the holes should be made obstructs all measurement-taking. It is now possible to place a suitable number of markers on the boundaries of the door frame which forms the limits within which the loudspeaker can be positioned. The door cladding is then pressed in place and the markers are transferred onto it. From this it is then possible to make the appropriate holes so that the loudspeaker has room.

The invention is not limited to the embodiment examples described above and shown on the drawings, but its details may be modified within the frame of the following Patent Claims. It would be possible, for example, instead of producing the dissimilar degrees of adhesion on the marker parts as indicated, by having differently dimensioned areas of adhesive, to use instead adhesives, for example, with different adhesion properties on areas of the same size on the marker.

Claims

P a t e n t C l ai m s

1. A process for marking a position, particularly in locations which are not readily accessible, characterised in that, after having established a marking part on a marker (8) which has two parts (4A, 1B) with sticky adhesive substances and with dissimilar degrees of adhesion, the said marker (8) is fixed to a first surface (11A) via its part (4A) which has the lower degree of adhesion so that the said surface (11A) substantially completely covers the said marker (8), after which the surface (11A) bearing the said marker (8) is placed against the marking location (13) so that the part (1B) on the marker (8) with the greater degree of adhesion adheres to the said marking location (13), and that the marker (8) is transferred to the said marking location (13) when the said first surface (11A) is moved away from the marking location (13).

2. A process according to Patent Claim 1, characterised in that the two marking parts (4A, 1B) which face in opposite direction from each other and which have adhesive over areas of dissimilar size, are attached to the said first surface (11A) and the marking location (13) respectively by pressing the marker (8) against them.

3. An arrangement according to any of the abovementioned Patent Claims for marking a position, particularly in locations which are not readily accessible, characterised in that a marker (8) has sticky adhesive on two different parts (4A, 1B) with differing degrees of effective adhesive capacity.

4. An arrangement according to Patent Claim 3, characterised in that the marker (8) extends in the form of a sheet with two face area parts (1A, 1B) which are provided with differently dimensioned areas of adhesive (4A, 1B).

5. An arrangement according to Patent Claim 4, characterised in that the marker (8) is formed of double- sided adhesive tape (1) which has a permanent layer (2) provided with at least one hole (3) over one (1A) of its faces, and that the opposite face (1B) of the marker tape is preferably covered before being used for marking by a removable protective foil (5) or a similar protective layer.

6. An arrangement according to Patent Claim 5, characterised in that the adhesive tape (1) consists of so-called double-sided foaming tape.

7. An arrangement according to either of Patent Claims 5-6, characterised in that at least one hole (7) extends through the marker tape (1) and through the two said layers (2, 5).

8. An arrangement according to any of Patent Claims 5 - 7, characterised in that the said permanent layer (2) is formed of a protective paper.

9. An arrangement according to any of Patent Claims 5 - 8, characterised in that the said protective layer

(5) is formed of a preferably siliconised foil.

10. An arrangement according to any of Patent Claims 5 - 9, wherein a plurality of markers (8) are arranged in a row which can preferably be made into a roll, characterised in that a strip of adhesive tape (1') is supported on a removable protective foil (5') or a similar protective layer, and that a paper strip (2') or the like which has a plurality of holes (3, 7) extending at least through it and as far as into the adhesive tape covers the strip of tape (1'), and that the said paper and adhesive tape strips (2' , 1') have common punched out breaks (9) or similar gaps extending through as far as the protective foil (5').