Color-coding device and method

A method for color-coding a communications cable, the method comprising:

• providing a first color-code device that includes a first pre-cut piece of tape having an adhesive surface covered by a release liner, wherein the first pre-cut piece of tape has a start end and a finish end, and wherein the finish end has a diagonal edge at an acute angle relative to a lengthwise edge of the first piece of tape;
• removing a first portion of the release liner of the first piece of tape;
• and
• beginning with the start end of the first piece of tape, wrapping the first piece of tape around the communications cable while removing a remaining portion of the release liner.

A method for forming a tape roll for flagging a communications cable, the method comprising:

• providing a tape having an adhesive surface;
• affixing a release liner to the adhesive surface of the tape to form a color-code tape system, wherein the release liner is wider than the tape such that the release liner extends away from the tape on both sides of the tape;
• and
• separating the color-code tape system into a plurality of color-code devices including a first color-code device and a second color-code device, wherein the separating includes:
• forming a first perforation line through the tape and the release liner, wherein the first perforation line separates the first color-coded device from the second color-code device at an acute angle relative to a lengthwise edge of the tape, and
• forming a second perforation line through the release liner at a start end of the release liner contained within the first color-code device.