US 12,637,590 B2 · Roll of tape with end indicator

Abstract

Fully transparent or translucent adhesive tape has been used for many years to wrap packages. Many times following the removal of a portion of the subject tapes from the rolls of the subject tapes the portions of the subject tapes that have not been removed from the subject tapes become re-attached to the rolls of the subject tapes. When the foregoing happens it becomes necessary that before the next use of the subject tapes that a person be able to remove the next portion of the subject tapes remaining on the roll of the subject tapes from the rolls of the subject tapes. This invention, by providing a marking system to help find the end of the subject tape remaining on a roll of mostly transparent or mostly translucent type tape, helps to accomplish the first step in the removal process.

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Dependent claims

A roll of tape comprising:

a first strip extending a full length of the roll of tape, the first strip being one of translucent or transparent, the first strip comprising a first portion of a width of the tape;
a second strip comprising a second portion of the width of the tape, the second strip disposed laterally adjacent to the first strip and extending the full length of the roll of tape, the second strip comprising an opaque region that contrasts visually from the first strip;
and
a visual indicator line disposed in the opaque region, wherein the opaque region obscures portions of the visual indicator line that underly the opaque region on the roll of tape, the visual indicator line continually varying in distance relative to a side of the tape, the visual indicator line continually varying in width.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Roll of tape with end indicator

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Roll of tape with end indicator

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Abstract

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