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US 12,152,176 B2Granted
Adhesive tape roll
AssigneePreston Technical Limited
InventorsDerek Prince, Michael Baron Oliver, Lee Brian Parnell
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present techniques provide an adhesive tape roll that comprises a plurality of detachable segments. The detachable segments comprise a pull tab to help separate a protective liner layer, or backing layer/backing liner, from the adhesive tape at the point of use. Thus, a user may detach a segment from the roll, and then use the pull tab to separate the adhesive tape from the backing liner.
Claims12
A method of manufacturing an adhesive tape roll, the method comprising:
- providing a composite tape comprising an adhesive tape on a backing liner;
- defining a plurality of detachable segments of the composite tape by:
- providing divisions in the backing liner;
- and
- dividing the adhesive tape to form an adhesive tape segment on each of the detachable segments of the composite tape;
- removing a section of adhesive tape from the adhesive tape segments to leave, for each of the detachable segments of the composite tape, a tab portion and a tape-carrying portion, the tape-carrying portion carrying an adhesive tape segment and the tab portion comprising a pull tab for:
- (i) detaching the detachable segment of the composite tape and (ii) separating the tape-carrying portion of the detachable segment from the adhesive tape segment;
- and
- forming the plurality of detachable segments of the composite tape into a roll.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.