Wardrobe tape and method of using same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016174643-A1
Application number	US-201414910103-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 7, 2014
Priority date	Aug 7, 2013
Publication date	Jun 23, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A tape assembly comprising: (a) an elongate tape having first and second adhesive faces and (b) a liner removably adhered to the first adhesive face of the tape, the liner having a longitudinal weakened line of separation disposed in parallel to the longitudinal axis and a plurality of crosswise weakened lines of separation. Also, a method of using such tape assemblies.

First claim

1 . A tape assembly comprising at least one tape body comprising:
(a) a tape section comprising a backing having first and second major surfaces, a first adhesive coating on at least a portion of the first major surface defining a first adhesive face, and a second adhesive coating on at least a portion of the second major surface defining a second adhesive face; and (b) a liner removably adhered to the first adhesive face; wherein the tape body has: (1) at least one longitudinal line of separation formed in the liner, the longitudinal line of separation being disposed in parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tape section, and (2) one or more crosswise lines of separation formed in the liner and backing, the crosswise lines of separation being crosswise to the longitudinal axis of the tape assembly and defining separable tape segments.

2 . The assembly of claim 1 wherein the tape section is elongate.

3 . The assembly of claim 1 wherein the tape section comprises two or more tape segments.

4 . The assembly of claim 1 wherein the tape body is wound upon itself into roll form.

5 . The assembly of claim 1 wherein the crosswise lines of separation are formed in both the liner and the backing.

6 . The assembly of claim 1 wherein the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer exhibit comparable adhesive properties.

7 . The assembly of claim 1 wherein the longitudinal line of separation extends completely through the liner.

8 . The assembly of claim 1 comprising a plurality of tape bodies arranged in stack form, each portion comprising two or more segments of tape.

9 . A method of dispensing a selected portion of tape comprising:
(a) providing a tape assembly of claim 1 ; (b) removing a tape section from the tape assembly; (c) contacting the second adhesive face of such tape section to an adherend and adhering such tape section thereto; (d) removing a first portion of liner to expose a first region of first adhesive face on such tape section; and (e) contacting the first region of the first adhesive face on such tape section to a second adherend and adhering such tape section thereto.

10 . The method of claim 9 wherein the tape section comprises two or more tape segments.

11 . The method of claim 9 further comprising separately removing a second portion of liner on the opposite side of the longitudinal line of separation from the first portion of liner.

Assignees

• 3M Innovative Properties Co

Inventors

• Miller Lisa M
• Moran Cristin E
• Wolk Diane R
• Nichol Bonnie L

Classifications

• A41F19/00 Primary

  Garment suspenders not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• C09J7/02

  Chemistry & Metallurgy · mapped topic

• C09J7/20 Primary

  characterised by their carriers · CPC title

• C09J2301/124

  the adhesive layer being present on both sides of the carrier, e.g. double-sided adhesive tape · CPC title

• C09J2301/18

  characterized by perforations in the adhesive tape · CPC title