Lint tape roll with peeling feature
A tape roll formed of a plurality of individually separable sheets of outwardly faced adhesive tape has a separation element carried on the substrate to separate at least one of the longitudinally extending, lateral side edges or one of a separable lateral edge to from the remainder of the tape roll. The separation element may take the form of embossings, punchings or a resilient layer to separate the edges of the tape roll from each other and to provide an easily grasped edge for separation of the outermost sheet from the roll.
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10 . The tape roll of claim 13 wherein:
the resilient element is fixed to the adhesive layer on the substrate.
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12 . The tape roll of claim 13 wherein:
the resilient element carried on at least one of an inner surface and an outer surface of the tape roll.
13 . A tape roll for a lint removal roller assembly comprising:
a substrate having opposed side edges and first and second major opposed surfaces of the tape;
an adhesive layer carried on the first major surface of the substrate;
the substrate wound into a roll with the adhesive layer facing outwardly from the roll;
a separable leading edge extending laterally between said side edges at least partially through the roll for dividing the roll into a plurality of individually separable sheets; and
a resilient element to facilitate separation of each sheet, said resilient element formed as a longitudinally extending strip disposed adjacent at least a portion of one of said side edges and said separable edge.
14 . The tape roll of claim 13 , wherein the resilient element is a material selected from the group consisting of hot melt wax and foamable pre-polymer resin.
15 . The tape roll of claim 13 , wherein said extending strip is adjacent the separable leading edge of each sheet.
16 . The tape roll of claim 13 wherein the resilience element is applied to the outwardly facing adhesive layer.