Attract surfacing, magnet assisted wall surface installation method and system

Abstract

This invention relates to a method and a system for attaching wall surfacing panels onto a flat wall, in which magnetic elements and magnetic force are applied, so that the wall surfacing panel is repositionable during installation and completely removable after installation.

1 . An attract surfacing, magnet assisted wall surface installation method, comprising the following steps: 
 (A) providing a plurality of thin and flat wall surfacing panels, each having an inner surface, an outer surface opposite to the inner surface, and at least three edges located between the inner and outer surfaces;    (B) adhering a plurality of thin and soft magnets onto the inner surface of the wall-surfacing panel by adhesive;    (C) detachably attaching a plurality of thin and soft magnetically attractive members on the thin and soft magnets by magnetic force, each of the magnetically attractive members comprising an inner surface and an outer surface opposite to the inner surface, wherein the outer surface of the magnetically attractive member magnetically compresses against the magnet, and is coated with a layer of adhesive covered with a releasable protection film;    (D) providing at least one 3M™ Dual Lock™ reclosable fastener at an upper portion of the inner surface of the wall surface panel, in which the 3M™ Dual Lock™ reclosable fastener comprises a first member and a second member detachably engaging with the first member; the first member having a back surface for adhering on the inner surface of the wall surfacing panel, and the second member having a back surface for adhering onto a flat wall and being coated with a layer of adhesive covered with a releasable protection film;    (E) removing the releasable protection films from the magnetically attractive members and the second member of the 3M™ Dual Lock™ reclosable fastener, and pushing and attaching the wall surfacing panels onto a flat wall, so that the magnetically attractive members and the second member of the 3M™ Dual Lock™ reclosable fastener are securely adhered on the flat wall, and the wall surfacing panels are detachably attached on the wall by magnetic force between the thin magnet and the magnetically attractive member, and an engagement force between the first and second members of the 3M™ Dual Lock™ reclosable fastener; and    (F) adhering the wall-surfacing panel onto the flat wall by filling caulking sealant along a gap between two adjacent edges of two adjacent wall-surfacing panels.    
   
   
       2 . The wall surface installation method of  claim 1 , wherein the soft magnet is provided with an adhesive backing already in place, for adhering onto the inner surface of the wall surfacing panel.  
   
   
       3 . The wall surface installation method of  claim 1 , wherein the wall surfacing panel is a flat and rectangular large tile having four corners and four edges.  
   
   
       4 . The wall surface installation method of  claim 1 , wherein the caulking sealant is silicone sealant filling along the edges of the wall surfacing panel or in the gap between two adjacent edges of the wall surfacing panels.  
   
   
       5 . The wall surface installation method of  claim 3 , wherein the soft magnets are adhered at four corners of the rectangular large tile.  
   
   
       6 . The wall surface installation method of  claim 5 , further comprising the following step: 
 (G) providing at least two magnet spacers between an already installed large tile and a large tile to be installed, wherein the magnet spacers are automatically positioned to the soft magnetically attractive members by magnetic force between the magnet spacers and the soft magnetically attractive members, so that the magnet spacers can be detachably positioned at the edge of the tile to form a regular gap between two adjacent tiles.    
   
   
       7 . The wall surface installation method of  claim 1 , wherein the wall surfacing panel, before the step (F), is easily adjustable for its location on the wall.  
   
   
       8 . The wall surface installation method of  claim 1 , wherein the wall surfacing panel, after the step (F), can be easily removed from the wall by using a knife to cut the cured caulking sealant applied in the gap between the adjacent edges of the two adjacent wall surface panels, and using a suction cup to engage and pull outwardly a lower portion of the wall surfacing panel from the flat wall.  
   
   
       9 . The wall surface installation method of  claim 1 , before the wall surfacing panels being securely adhered to the flat wall by caulking sealant at the step (F), further comprising a step (H) of inserting magnetic spacers between two adjacent edges of two adjacent wall surfacing panels for adjusting the location of the wall surfacing panels.  
   
   
       10 . An attract surfacing, magnet assisted wall surface installation, comprising: 
 a plurality of thin and flat wall surfacing panels, each having an inner surface, an outer surface opposite to the inner surface, and at least three edges located between the inner and outer surfaces;    a plurality of thin and soft magnets for adhering onto the inner surface of the wall surfacing panel by adhesive;    a plurality of thin and soft magnetically attractive members for detachably attaching on the thin and soft magnets by magnetic force, each of the magnetically attractive members comprising an inner surface and an outer surface opposite to the inner surface, wherein the outer surface of the magnetically attractive member magnetically compresses against the magnet, and is coated with a layer of adhesive covered with a releasable protection film;    at least one 3M™ Dual Lock™ reclosable fastener to be disposed at an upper portion of the inner surface of the wall surface panel, in which the 3M™ Dual Lock™ reclosable fastener comprises a first member and a second member detachably engaging with the first member; the first member having a back surface for adhering on the inner surface of the wall surfacing panel, and the second member having a back surface for adhering onto a flat wall and being coated with a layer of adhesive covered with a releasable protection film; and    caulking sealant for filling and sealing a gap between two adjacent edges of two adjacent wall surfacing panels.    
   
   
       11 . The wall surface installation system of  claim 10 , wherein the soft magnet is provided with an adhesive backing already in place, for adhering onto the inner surface of the wall surfacing panel.  
   
   
       12 . The wall surface installation system of  claim 10 , wherein the wall surfacing panel is a rectangular flat large tile having four corners and four edges.  
   
   
       13 . The wall surface installation system of  claim 10 , wherein the caulking sealant is silicone sealant filling in the gap between two adjacent edges of two adjacent wall surfacing panels.  
   
   
       14 . The wall surface installation system of  claim 12 , wherein the soft magnets are adhered at the four corners of the rectangular large tile.  
   
   
       15 . The wall surface installation system of  claim 14 , further comprising a plurality of magnet spacers for automatically positioning the soft magnetically attractive members by magnetic force between the magnet spacers and the soft magnetically attractive members, so that the magnet spacers can be detachably positioned at the edge of the tile to form a regular gap between two adjacent tiles.  
   
   
       16 . The wall surface installation system of  claim 14 , further comprising a plurality of magnetic spacers to be detachably disposed between two edges of two adjacent wall surfacing panels for adjusting the location of the wall surfacing panels, before the wall surfacing panels being securely adhered to the flat wall by adhesive, wherein the magnetic spacer is automatically positioned on the soft magnetically attractive member.  
   
   
       17 . The wall surface installation system of  claim 10 , wherein the wall surfacing panel, after being adhered to flat wall by adhesive, can be easily removed from the wall by using a knife to cut the adhesive applied in the gap between the adjacent edges of the two adjacent wall surface panels, and using a suction cup to engage and to pull outwardly a lower portion of the wall surfacing panel from the flat wall.  
   
   
       18 . The wall surface installation system of  claim 10 , wherein the wall surfacing panel, before being adhered to the flat wall by adhesive, is easily adjustable for its location on the wall, because of the detachably engagement of the 3M™ Dual Lock™ reclosable fastener, and the magnetic engagement between the soft magnetically attractive members and the soft magnets.