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US 5,586,971 AGranted
Invisible bandage assembly
OwnerNancy M. Newmaninventor
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Abstract
A bandage assembly for concealing a skin wound, blemish or other dermatologic condition comprising: a segment of adhesive tape that is sized and shaped to overlie the site of the wound, blemish or condition and which has a top surface and a periphery; and a layer of make-up that matches the color of the skin and covers the top surface and periphery of the tape and the area of skin immediately surrounding the segment and is smoothed or feathered at its edge to blend with the skin.
Claims1
A bandage assembly comprising tape, wherein said tape is a three layer laminate consisting of
- (a) an upper paper backing layer,
- (b) an underlying pressure-sensitive adhesive layer which is coterminous in size with said upper paper backing layer, and
- (c) a central wound release layer which does not adhere to wounds or blemishes;
- is not coterminous in size with said upper paper backing layer and the underlying pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and thereby providing a peripheral ring of exposed adhesive
- and further wherein said assembly has a scalloped edge and a removable tab.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.