Bridge tape

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10730264-B2
Application number	US-201615551784-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 23, 2016
Priority date	Feb 23, 2015
Publication date	Aug 4, 2020
Grant date	Aug 4, 2020

Abstract

Bridge tape comprised of thermally foamable composition, useful for applying coating material through holes in the tape to a substrate beneath the tape, after which the holes can be sealed by heating to cause the foamable composition to foam and expand the foam to seal the holes.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A bridge tape comprising:
a first layer comprising a foamable composition;
a second layer comprising a backing material;
a third layer comprising an adhesive coating; and
a plurality of holes passing through the bridge tape, wherein the second layer is disposed between the first layer and the third layer.

2. The bridge tape of claim 1 , wherein the bridge tape has been die-cut to form a die-cut patch.

3. The bridge tape of claim 1 , wherein the backing material comprises a cloth tape.

4. The bridge tape of claim 3 , wherein the adhesive coating comprises a two-sided adhesive tape.

5. The bridge tape of claim 3 , further comprising a release liner disposed on the third layer, wherein the third layer is disposed between the second layer and the release liner.

Assignees

• Tesa Se

Inventors

• Fallon Robert

Classifications

• C09J7/21

  Paper; Textile fabrics · CPC title

• B32B2581/00

  Seals; Sealing equipment; Gaskets · CPC title

• B32B2556/00

  Patches, e.g. medical patches, repair patches · CPC title

• B32B2405/00

  Adhesive articles, e.g. adhesive tapes · CPC title

• B32B2307/732

  Dimensional properties · CPC title