IP Library Granted Patent US 12680001
Granted Patent B2
US 12680001 · App. 19/268,181 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Tape kit for sealing a package

Inventors: Joel C. Denney, Jr. (Tyrone, GA); Greg Sollie (Sharpsburg, GA); Don Joe Mikell, II (Huntsville, AL)
Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
C09J7/22B65H75/00C09J2203/334
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Patent No.
US 12680001
App. No.
19/268,181
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A tape kit includes an outer sleeve defining a front sleeve portion and a rear sleeve portion opposite the front sleeve portion; a first end tape strip configured to seal a first end seam of a package; a second end tape strip configured to seal a second end seam of the package; and a transverse tape strip configured to seal a transverse seam of the package, wherein each of the first end tape strip, the second end tape strip and the transverse tape strip are at least partially surrounded by the outer sleeve in a packaged configuration so that the transverse tape strip is positioned between the rear sleeve portion and the first and second end tape strips.

Claims (38)

1 . A tape kit comprising:

an outer sleeve defining an upper sleeve end, a lower sleeve end opposite the upper sleeve end, a first sleeve side, and a second sleeve side opposite the first sleeve side, a front sleeve portion, and a rear sleeve portion opposite the front sleeve portion;

a first end tape strip configured to seal a first end seam of a package;

a second end tape strip configured to seal a second end seam of the package; and

a transverse tape strip configured to seal a transverse seam of the package, wherein each of the first end tape strip, the second end tape strip and the transverse tape strip are at least partially surrounded by the outer sleeve in a packaged configuration, and the transverse tape strip is positioned between the rear sleeve portion and the first and second end tape strips;

wherein a length of the transverse tape strip is greater than a length of the first end tape strip and a length of the second end tape strip.

2 . The tape kit of claim 1 , wherein:

the outer sleeve is sealed at the first sleeve side, the second sleeve side, and the lower sleeve end; and

each of the first end tape strip, the second end tape strip, and the transverse tape strip are received within an interior of the outer sleeve.

3 . The tape kit of claim 2 , wherein at least a portion of the outer sleeve comprises a transparent or translucent material for visibility into the interior of the outer sleeve.

4 . The tape kit of claim 3 , wherein the outer sleeve comprises a plastic material, and wherein the outer sleeve is heat sealed at at least the first sleeve side, the second sleeve side, and the lower sleeve end.

5 . The tape kit of claim 3 , further comprising an insert, wherein:

a front insert portion of the insert is disposed within the interior of the outer sleeve between the front sleeve portion of the outer sleeve and the first end tape strip, the second end tape strip, and the transverse tape strip;

the insert comprises indicia printed thereon;

the indicia comprises instructions for using the tape kit; and

the indicia is visible through the transparent or translucent material of the outer sleeve.

6 . The tape kit of claim 5 , wherein the insert is wrapped around the first end tape strip, the second end tape strip, and the transverse tape strip within the interior of the outer sleeve to define the front insert portion and a rear insert portion.

7 . The tape kit of claim 2 , further comprising a hang tag fastened to the outer sleeve at the upper sleeve end, wherein:

the hang tag defines a hanger hole therethrough;

the hanger hole is configured to receive a hanger device for hanging the tape kit therefrom; and

the hang tag comprises indicia printed thereon.

8 . The tape kit of claim 7 , wherein:

the hang tag comprises a rear hang tag portion and a front hang tag portion folded relative to the rear hang tag portion at a tag fold line; and

the upper sleeve end of the outer sleeve is disposed between the front hang tag portion and the rear hang tag portion.

9 . The tape kit of claim 1 , wherein each of the first end tape strip, the second end tape strip and the transverse tape strip comprise:

a base layer defining a first side and a second side opposite the first side;

an adhesive applied to the first side to form an adhesive side, and wherein the second side is a non-adhesive side; and

a peelable layer applied to the adhesive side to cover the adhesive before use, wherein the peelable layer can be selectively peeled away from the adhesive side to expose the adhesive.

10 . The tape kit of claim 9 , wherein:

each of the first end tape strip, the second end tape strip, and the transverse tape strip define a longitudinal centerline; and

the peelable layer is cut or weakened along the longitudinal centerline to facilitate removing the peelable layer from the adhesive side.

11 . The tape kit of claim 1 , wherein:

each of the first end tape strip, the second end tape strip, and the transverse tape strip are configured to seal the package a first package end thereof;

the tape kit further comprises:

a third end tape strip configured to seal a third end seam of the package;

a fourth end tape strip configured to seal a fourth end seam of the package; and

a second transverse tape strip configured to seal a second transverse seam of the package; and

each of the third end tape strip, the fourth end tape strip and the second transverse tape strip are configured to seal the package a second package end thereof, opposite the first package end.