1. A system for storing an item comprising:
a pegboard wall-plug having a plate including a central opening, and a tube projecting outwardly from a rear surface of said plate in surrounding relation to said central opening, and including a plurality of circumferentially arranged, spaced-apart parallel ridges projecting outwardly from a surface of said cylindrical tube;
a hole defined by a surface of a wall said surface defining a diameter of said hole that is less than a diameter of at least one of said circumferentially arranged, spaced-apart parallel ridges so that when said tube is received within said hole, said circumferentially arranged, spaced-apart parallel ridges engage and bite into said surface so as to retain said pegboard wall-plug in said wall; and
an item holder including a catch located at an end wherein said catch comprises a curved cantilevered strap projecting from said end and having a stop tab located at a strap end positioned above, but spaced away from said end wherein when said cantilevered strap is inserted into said central opening defined through said plate, said catch is releasably engaged with said plate with said stop tab being positioned on a front surface of said plate.
2. A system according to claim 1 wherein said plurality of circumferential ridges have a triangular cross-sectional profile including an inclined outer surface and a flat shoulder surface so as to form a plurality of parallel serrations on an outer surface of said tube.
3. A system according to claim 1 wherein said plurality of circumferential ridges each have an edge that is defined by the intersection of an inclined outer surface and a flat shoulder surface.
4. A system according to claim 1 wherein said tube includes a pair of pilot fins arranged one hundred and eighty degrees apart on an outer surface so as to be in confronting, coaxial relation to one another.
5. A system according to claim 2 wherein each of said pilot fins includes a plurality of circumferentially arranged, spaced-apart, parallel ridges.
6. A system according to claim 1 wherein said plurality of circumferential ridges have a triangular cross-sectional profile including an inclined outer surface and a flat shoulder surface so as to form a plurality of parallel serrations on an outer surface of said tube, and further wherein said tube includes a pair of pilot fins arranged one hundred and eighty degrees apart on an outer surface so as to be in confronting, coaxial relation to one another with each of said pilot fins including a plurality of circumferentially arranged, spaced-apart, parallel ridges that are coextensive with said ridges on each of said pilot fins.
7. A system according to claim 4 wherein said surface in said wall also defines a pair of pilot slots arranged one hundred and eighty degrees apart so as to be in confronting, aligned relation to one another so that each of said pair of pilot slots is arranged in complementary alignment with a respective one of said pair of pilot fins.
8. A system for supporting an item being stored comprising:
a pegboard wall-plug having a plate including a central opening, and a tube projecting outwardly from a rear surface of said plate in surrounding relation to said central opening, and including a circumferential end edge and a plurality of circumferentially arranged, spaced-apart parallel ridges projecting outwardly from a surface of said cylindrical tube;
a blind hole defined by an inner circumferential surface and an inner transverse surface of a wall, said inner circumferential surface defining a diameter of said hole that is less than a diameter of at least one of said circumferentially arranged, spaced-apart parallel ridges so that when said tube is received within said hole, said circumferentially arranged, spaced-apart parallel ridges engage and bite into said surface so as to retain said pegboard wall-plug in said wall with said circumferential end edge rests upon said inner transverse surface of said wall; and
an item holder including a catch located at an end wherein said catch comprises a curved cantilevered strap projecting from said end and having a stop tab located at a strap end positioned above, but spaced away from said end wherein when said cantilevered strap is inserted into said central opening defined through said plate, said catch is releasably engaged with said plate with said stop tab being positioned on a front surface of said plate and void defined between said cantilevered strap and said inner transverse surface of said wall.
9. A system according to claim 8 wherein said plurality of circumferential ridges have a triangular cross-sectional profile including an inclined outer surface and a flat shoulder surface so as to form a plurality of parallel serrations on an outer surface of said tube.
10. A system according to claim 9 wherein said plurality of circumferential ridges each have an edge that is defined by the intersection of said inclined outer surface and said flat shoulder surface.
11. A system according to claim 10 wherein said tube includes a pair of pilot fins arranged one hundred and eighty degrees apart on an outer surface so as to be in confronting, coaxial relation to one another.
12. A system according to claim 11 wherein each of said pilot fins includes a plurality of circumferentially arranged, spaced-apart, parallel ridges.
13. A system according to claim 12 wherein said plurality of circumferential ridges have a triangular cross-sectional profile including an inclined outer surface and a flat shoulder surface so as to form a plurality of parallel serrations on an outer surface of said tube, and further wherein said tube includes a pair of pilot fins arranged one hundred and eighty degrees apart on an outer surface so as to be in confronting, coaxial relation to one another with each of said pilot fins including a plurality of circumferentially arranged, spaced-apart, parallel ridges that are coextensive with said ridges on each of said pilot fins.
14. A system according to claim 13 wherein said surface in said wall also defines a pair of pilot slots arranged one hundred and eighty degrees apart so as to be in confronting, aligned relation to one another so that each of said pair of pilot slots is arranged in complementary alignment with a respective one of said pair of pilot fins.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An aqueous dispersion comprising the melt blending product of:
(a) from 50 to 99 percent by weight of one or more first polyesters, based on the total solid content of the dispersion, wherein said one or more first polyesters have an acid number in the range of from less than 15, based on the total solid content of the one or more first polyesters;
(b) from 1 to 50 percent by weight of one or more stabilizing agents comprising at least one second polyester, based on the total solid content of the dispersion, wherein said second polyester has a carboxylic acid group and an acid number equal to or greater than 15, based on the solid content of the second polyester;
(c) one or more neutralizing agents; and
(d) from 15 to 90 percent by weight of water, based on the total weight of the dispersion;
wherein said dispersion has a solid content of 10 to 85 percent, based on the total weight of the dispersion, and wherein the volume average particle size of the dispersion is less than 5 microns.
2. A method for producing a aqueous dispersion comprising the steps of:
selecting one or more first polyesters having an acid number in the range of from less than 15, based on the total solid content of the one or more first polyesters;
selecting one or more stabilizing agents comprising at least one second polyester having an acid number equal to or greater than 15, based on the solid content of the second polyester;
selecting one or more neutralizing agents;
melt-blending said one or more first polyesters, one or more stabilizing agents in the presence of water and one or more neutralizing agents;
thereby producing an aqueous dispersion having a solid content of 10 to 85 percent, based on the total weight of the dispersion, and wherein the volume average particle size of the dispersion is less than 5 microns.
3. A coating composition comprising:
the aqueous dispersion of claim 1;
optionally one or more cross-linking agents;
optionally one or more cross-linking catalysts;
optionally one or more solvents;
optionally one or more selected from the group consisting of a polyolefin dispersion, acrylic latex, epoxy resin dispersion, polyurethane dispersion, alkyd dispersion, vinyl acetate dispersion, and ethylene vinyl acetate dispersion; and
optionally one or more additives.
4. A coating comprising:
at least one or more film layers derived from the dispersion of claim 1 or the coating composition of claim 3.
5. A coated article comprising:
one or more substrates;
at least one or more coating layers derived from the dispersion of claim 1 or the coating composition of claim 3.
6. A method for making a coated article comprising the steps of:
selecting a substrate;
selecting the coating composition of claim 3;
applying said coating composition to at least one surface of said substrate;
removing at least a portion of the water from said the coating composition;
thereby forming one or more coating layers associated with said substrate; and
thereby forming said coated substrate into a coated article.
7. A method for making a coated article comprising the steps of:
selecting a substrate;
forming said substrate into article;
selecting the coating composition of claim 3
applying said the coating composition to at least one surface of said article;
removing at least a portion of the water from said the coating composition;
thereby forming one or more coating layers associated with at least one surface of said article; and
thereby forming said coated article.
8. Any one of the preceding claims, wherein said first polyester has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of at least 30\xb0 C.
9. Any one of the preceding claims, wherein said substrate is a pre-coated substrate.
10. A can or coil coating composition comprising the coating composition of claim 3, in which the dispersion has a volume average particle size of less than 5 microns, and wherein the dispersion contains a first polyester, wherein said first polyester is a linear, saturated, aromatic polyester having a glass transition temperature (Tg) in the range of from greater than 50\xb0 C., an OH number of >3 mg KOHg, and an acid number of less than 5 mg KOHg, and molecular weight (Mw) of greater than 5,000., and an stabilizing agent comprising a second polyester, wherein said stabilizing agent comprising a second polyester is compatible with the first polyester, and has an acid number of >20 mg KOHg.