Tape roll tab application method and article

A method of making a roll of adhesive tape, comprising the steps of:

• a) providing a core;
• b) providing a web of adhesive tape material having first and second sides, wherein the second side of the tape material is at least partially covered with adhesive;
• c) circumferentially winding the web of adhesive tape material around the core with the second side of the tape facing the core until a piece of the tape material having a length that is at least as long as one circumference of the tape roll extends from the tape roll,
• d) providing a tab having first and second opposite sides, wherein at least a portion of the second side is covered with adhesive;
• e) applying the adhesive portion of the second side of the tab to the first side of the tape material;
• f) cutting the tape material from the web of tape material to define a trailing tape end;
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• g) circumferentially winding the piece of the tape material extending from the tape roll until the tape material adjacent the trailing tape end overlays at least a portion of the tab.

A method of placing a tab near the end of a roll of pressure sensitive adhesive tape to facilitate an initial unwinding of adhesive tape from the roll, comprising the steps of:

• a) providing a roll of adhesive tape having first and second opposite surfaces, a trailing tape end, and a circumference, wherein at least a portion of the second surface is at covered with pressure sensitive adhesive, and wherein a length of the tape that is at least as long as one circumference of the roll extends beyond the roll;
• b) applying a tab to the first surface of the tape at a distance from the trailing tape end that is approximately equal to one circumference of the tape roll, wherein the tab comprises a first side and an opposite second side that is at least partially coated with pressure sensitive adhesive, and wherein the adhesive-coated portion of the second tab side is adhered to the first surface of the tape material;
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• c) winding the extending portion of the tape circumferentially around the tape roll so that at least a portion of the tape adjacent the trailing tape end overlays at least a portion of the tab.