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US 6,348,262 B1Granted
Self adhesive tape and method of fabricating same
AssigneePlastic Packaging Inc.
InventorWillard Huffman
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Abstract
A self adhesive tape which includes a substrate composed of a clear plastic sheet, reverse printed indicia on one side of the sheet, a flood coating of black or other colored ink overlying the printed indicia, and an adhesive coating with a mesh fabric reinforcement overlying the flood coating. The bottom surface of the sheet is not treated or coated, which permits its original gloss and sheen to be preserved, and so that the reverse printed indicia is visible therethrough as a positive image.
Claims15
A self adhesive tape comprising
- a substrate formed of a clear plastic sheet,
- reverse printing applied to one side only of the sheet so that the reverse printing is visible as a positive image when viewed through the other side of the sheet,
- a flood coating of ink applied to the one side of the sheet so as to substantially cover the one side and the reverse printing, and
- a coating of an adhesive applied so as to substantially cover the flood coating.
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A method of fabricating a self adhesive tape comprising the steps of
- providing a substrate of a clear plastic sheet,
- treating one side of the sheet to provide an energized surface,
- reverse printing upon the energized one side of the sheet so that the reverse printing is visible as a positive image when viewed through the other side of the sheet,
- flood coating the one side of the sheet with ink so that the ink substantially covers the one side and the reverse printing,
- applying an adhesive coating to the one side of the sheet so that the adhesive coating substantially covers the flood coating of ink, and then
- winding the sheet into a roll, with the adhesive coating adjacent said other side of the sheet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.