A method of manufacturing a joined member where joining portions of at least two members are integrally formed with each other by press working thus joining said at least two members, the method comprises an engaging step, an inserting step, and a press working step.

A releasable mounting device for supporting an article including a metal sheet having a front surface, a rear surface opposite the front surface, and a side edge extending between the front surface and the rear surface. At least a first hole extends through the sheet from the front surface to the rear surface. Hooked barbs extend integrally from the top surface, and grooves formed in the top surface. Each hooked barb is associated with a respective one of the grooves.

A releasable mounting device for supporting an article including a metal sheet having a front surface, a rear surface opposite the front surface, and a side edge extending between the front surface and the rear surface. At least a first hole extends through the sheet from the front surface to the rear surface. Hooked barbs extend integrally from the top surface, and grooves formed in the top surface. Each hooked barb is associated with a respective one of the grooves.

A mirror assembly includes attachments for connecting a mirror retaining plate and a connector assembly, and methods for connecting a mirror retaining plate and a connector assembly, are provided.

An adhesive strip including a support, a substrate and a plurality of fixing elements protruding from the substrate. The fixing elements and substrate are formed from a photo-curable adhesive composition that includes component A: a (meth)acrylate monomer or oligomer having at least two (meth)acrylate groups and having an average molecular weight M.sub.w from 700 g/mol to 7000 g/mol; component B: a (meth)acrylate monomer or oligomer having at least two (meth)acrylate groups and having an average molecular weight M.sub.w equal or greater than 150 g/mol and less than 700 g/mol; component C: a photoinitiator; and component D: a polythiol. A reclosable fastener can be formed with the adhesive strip such as a reclosable male-to-male adhesive based on a fastener having two adhesive strips.

An adhesive strip including a support, a substrate and a plurality of fixing elements protruding from the substrate. The fixing elements and substrate are formed from a photo-curable adhesive composition that includes component A: a (meth)acrylate monomer or oligomer having at least two (meth)acrylate groups and having an average molecular weight M.sub.w from 700 g/mol to 7000 g/mol; component B: a (meth)acrylate monomer or oligomer having at least two (meth)acrylate groups and having an average molecular weight M.sub.w equal or greater than 150 g/mol and less than 700 g/mol; component C: a photoinitiator; and component D: a polythiol. A reclosable fastener can be formed with the adhesive strip such as a reclosable male-to-male adhesive based on a fastener having two adhesive strips.

A connecting structure connecting a first device and a second device rigidly but readily demountably comprises a housing having a top cover and a bottom cover to form an internal space. A connector which has an engagement block, a sliding block, and an insert block engages with the second device. A push button having a knob movably mounted on the housing, a sprung hooking structure having a guiding slot engaging with the sliding block, and a hook engaging with the second device provide demountable. The push button resists the engagement block via a through hole of the top cover, the connecting structure being combined with the connector to link with the hooking structure.

The present invention relates to a construction toy with interlocking tile-shaped pieces. Each tile-shaped piece has at least two interlocking elements on each side. One element is a male mating portion and the other is a female mating portion, so that each side of any tile-shaped piece is hermaphroditic in relation to any side of another piece, and the pieces can be locked to each other to form a two-dimensional and three-dimensional construction. The tile-shaped pieces must be oriented in the same plane for the interlocking elements to lock. Each interlocking element has a sphere-shaped configuration on a cylindrical stem that is connected to the side of the tile-shaped piece. The male mating portion has a convex configuration as a function of the interlocking element's spherical shape, and the female mating portion is a concavity in the interlocking element that mates with the male portion to lock interlocking elements together.

The present invention relates to a construction toy with interlocking tile-shaped pieces. Each tile-shaped piece has at least two interlocking elements on each side. One element is a male mating portion and the other is a female mating portion, so that each side of any tile-shaped piece is hermaphroditic in relation to any side of another piece, and the pieces can be locked to each other to form a two-dimensional and three-dimensional construction. The tile-shaped pieces must be oriented in the same plane for the interlocking elements to lock. Each interlocking element has a sphere-shaped configuration on a cylindrical stem that is connected to the side of the tile-shaped piece. The male mating portion has a convex configuration as a function of the interlocking element's spherical shape, and the female mating portion is a concavity in the interlocking element that mates with the male portion to lock interlocking elements together.

An over-the-door hanging apparatus which includes a mirror apparatus having a rear surface, at least one mounting element located on the rear surface of the mirror apparatus, and at least one over-the-door hanger. The over-the-door hanger may include an elongate member, a bracket for engaging a top edge of a door, a first hook punched into the elongate member and being aligned with a first aperture formed through the elongate member, and a second hook punched into the elongate member and being aligned with a second aperture formed through the elongate member. The mirror apparatus may be slidably mounted to the at least one over-the-door hanger through slidable mating between the at least one mounting element on the rear surface of the mirror apparatus and one of the first and second hooks of the at least one over-the-door hanger.