Body Adhesive Tape

• US 20080154169A1
• Filed: 05/20/2005
• Published: 06/26/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/24/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kinesio IP LLC (Kinesio)
• Original Assignee: Kinesio
• Inventors: Kase, Kenzo
• Granted Patent: US 7,902,420 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 602/55
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 13/023 wound covering film layers without a fluid retention layer
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 13/025 having a special distribution arrangement of the adhesive
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/165 Wearable interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 602/903 Surgical tape
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/2457 Parallel ribs and/or grooves
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24942 including components having same physical characteristic in differing degree
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/28 Web or sheet containing structurally defined element or component and having an adhesive outermost layer

Abstract

[Problems to be Solved] To provide a body adhesive tape having an improved breathability and adapted to be applied to a body in such a manner as to lift skin to make it possible to provide stimulus to the body.

[Solution Means] A body adhesive tape 1 including at least a stretch base material 12 and an adhesive layer 11 formed on one surface of the base material. In the adhesive layer 11, a plurality of recessed grooves 111 extending in the tape width direction W are arranged at a spacing in the tape longitudinal direction L and there is provided an array configuration composed of pattern arrays G₁ in which the length of a group of recessed grooves 111 changes stepwise repeating a gradual increase and decrease in the tape longitudinal direction L.

Claims

1. A body adhesive tape comprising at least a stretch base material and an adhesive layer on one surface of said base material, wherein

in said adhesive layer, a plurality of recessed grooves extending in the tape width direction are arranged at a spacing in the tape longitudinal direction and there is provided an array configuration composed of pattern arrays in which the length of said recessed grooves changes stepwise repeating a gradual increase and decrease in the tape longitudinal direction.

2. The body adhesive tape according to claim 1, being obtained by cutting a sheet on which said pattern arrays are disposed parallel with each other at a predetermined spacing in the tape width direction into a desired width.

3. The body adhesive tape according to claim 1, wherein the spacing between adjacent recessed grooves decreases stepwise from the shortest recessed groove toward the longest recessed groove.

4. The body adhesive tape according to claim 2, wherein the spacing between adjacent recessed grooves decreases stepwise from the shortest recessed groove toward the longest recessed groove.

5. The body adhesive tape according to claim 1, wherein the spacing between adjacent recessed grooves increases stepwise from the shortest recessed groove toward the longest recessed groove.

6. The body adhesive tape according to claim 2, wherein the spacing between adjacent recessed grooves increases stepwise from the shortest recessed groove toward the longest recessed groove.

7. The body adhesive tape according to any of claims 1 to 6, wherein said base material, which is a non-adherent, is exposed through the bottom surfaces of said recessed grooves.