Combination closure and tear tape, packaging materials containing it, and method of using it to seal and later open packages
View Patent ↗A combination closure tape and tear strip, an object comprising the combination closure tape and tear strip, and a method of sealing and later opening said object utilizing the combination closure tape and tear strip are disclosed.
1. An adhesive tape comprising:
a) a double-sided adhesive closure tape comprising a backing and pressure-sensitive adhesive applied to both sides of said backing;
b) a tear strip laminated onto one side of said double-sided adhesive closure tape; and
c) a release liner applied to said one side of said double-sided adhesive closure tape;
wherein the tear strip is laminated adjacent a first lateral edge of the closure tape and forms a tear strip region thereon, and wherein the width of the release liner extends from an opposite second lateral edge of the closure tape at least into a portion of the tear strip region.
2. The adhesive tape according to claim 1 , wherein the tear strip is laminated adjacent a first lateral edge of the closure tape.
3. The adhesive tape according to claim 1 , wherein the release liner extends from the second lateral edge to the first lateral edge of the closure tape.
4. The adhesive tape according to claim 1 , wherein the tear strip forms a tear strip region on the closure tape, and wherein the width of the release liner extends from at least one lateral edge of the closure tape at least into a portion of the tear strip region.
5. The adhesive tape according to claim 4 , wherein the release liner extends from both lateral edges of the closure tape.
6. The adhesive tape according to claim 5 , wherein the release liner has a longitudinal split in the tear strip region.
7. The adhesive tape according to claim 1 , wherein said backing is a tissue backing.
8. The adhesive tape according to claim 1 , wherein said backing is an adhesive film backing.
9. The adhesive tape according to claim 1 , wherein the width of the tear strip is less than the width of the double-sided adhesive closure tape.
10. A roll of adhesive tape according to claim 1 .
11. A spool comprising a traverse-wound roll according to claim 7 .
12. An envelope comprising an adhesive tape according to claim 1 .
13. A box comprising an adhesive tape according to claim 1 .
14. An adhesive tape comprising:
a) a double-sided adhesive closure tape comprising a backing and pressure-sensitive adhesive applied to both sides of said backing;
b) a tear strip laminated onto one side of said double-sided adhesive closure tape; and
c) a release liner applied to said one side of said double-sided adhesive closure tape;
wherein the tear strip forms a tear strip region on the closure tape, and wherein the width of the release liner extends from at least one lateral edge of the closure tape at least into a portion of the tear strip region.
15. The adhesive tape according to claim 14 , wherein the tear strip is laminated adjacent a first lateral edge of the closure tape.
16. The adhesive tape according to claim 14 , wherein the tear strip is laminated adjacent a first lateral edge of the closure tape and forms a tear strip region thereon, and wherein the width of the release liner extends from an opposite second lateral edge of the closure tape at least into a portion of the tear strip region.
17. The adhesive tape according to claim 14 , wherein the release liner extends from the second lateral edge to the first lateral edge of the closure tape.
18. The adhesive tape according to claim 14 , wherein the release liner extends from both lateral edges of the closure tape.
19. The adhesive tape according to claim 14 , wherein the release liner has a longitudinal split in the tear strip region.
20. The adhesive tape according to claim 14 , wherein said backing is a tissue backing.
21. The adhesive tape according to claim 14 , wherein said backing is an adhesive film backing.
22. The adhesive tape according to claim 14 , wherein the width of the tear strip is less than the width of the double-sided adhesive closure tape.
23. A roll of adhesive tape according to claim 14 .
24. A spool comprising a traverse-wound roll according to claim 19 .
25. An envelope comprising an adhesive tape according to claim 14 .
26. A box comprising an adhesive tape according to claim 14 .