Adhesive material with removable carrier
AssigneeSmith & Nephew, Inc.
InventorJacqueline Plews
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Abstract
A conformable material is described which comprises a backing layer having an adhesive layer on a first surface and a removable protector covering the adhesive layer and a removable carrier layer on the non-adhesive surface of the backing layer. The carrier layer and the protector layer are provided with slits substantially the length of the longitudinal or major axis.
Claims10
A conformable tape material having a longitudinal axis comprising a backing layer having an adhesive layer on a first surface and an opposed non-adhesive surface, a removable protector covering the adhesive layer, and a removable carrier layer removably bonded over the opposed non-adhesive surface of the backing layer characterized in that the carrier layer is provided with at least one slit substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the conformable material and that the removable protector is provided with at least one slit which is coaxial with a slit in the carrier layer.
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