Tape strip with tab

• US 7,854,978 B1
• Filed: 07/20/2007
• Issued: 12/21/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Eric Nygard
• Original Assignee: Eric Nygard
• Inventors: Nygard, Eric
• Primary Examiner(s): Nordmeyer; Patricia L
• Application Number:
  US11/781,168
• Time in Patent Office: 1,250 Days
• Field of Search: 428/40.1, 428/42.1, 428/42.2, 428/42.3, 428/41.9, 428/43, 428/343, 428/906, 283/62
• US Class Current: 428/40.1
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 2301/204 the adhesive coating being discontinuous
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 7/20 characterised by their carriers
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 428/906 Roll or coil
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/14 Layer or component removable to expose adhesive
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/149 Sectional layer removable
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1495 Adhesive is on removable layer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/15 Sheet, web, or layer weakened to permit separation through thickness
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/28 Web or sheet containing structurally defined element or component and having an adhesive outermost layer

Abstract

A tape strip has a tab section and an adhesive section. The adhesive section may have an adhesive on one or both planar surfaces of the strip. When the adhesive portion has adhesive on both planar surfaces, the tape strip may or may not comprise a separation mechanism that permits a separation of the tab portion from the adhesive portion. When the adhesive portion has adhesive on only one planar surface, the tape strip comprises the separation mechanism.

Claims

1. A tape strip comprising:

an adhesive section that comprises an adhesive material on opposite planar sides of the tape strip;

a tab section that comprises no adhesive material on either side of the tape strip that can be gripped by a user; and

a separation mechanism that permits relatively easy and non-destructive separation of the tab section from the adhesive section, thereby leaving only the adhesive section.

2. The tape strip according to claim 1, further comprising:

a covering strip that covers at least the adhesive section and prevents the tape strip from adhering to another surface.

3. The tape strip according to claim 1, wherein the tape strip is made of a material selected from the group consisting of plastic, metal, a metal foil, and foam.

4. The tape strip according to claim 1, wherein the adhesive is a removable adhesive that can be removed from an applied surface without damaging the surface.

5. The tape strip according to claim 1, wherein at least the adhesive section is between 1/16″

and ¼

″

thick.

6. The tape strip according to claim 1, wherein the tab section comprises a writeable, or printable surface.

7. The tape strip according to claim 1, wherein the tape strip has an overall rectangular shape.

8. The tape strip according to claim 1, wherein the tape strip has at least one curved edge.

9. A roll of tape strips comprising a plurality of tape strips according to claim 1, wherein each tape strip has a tape strip separation mechanism separating them.

10. The tape strip according to claim 1, wherein the separation mechanism is selected from the group consisting of:

perforations, scoring, notches, and one or more slits.

11. The tape strip according to claim 1, wherein the separation mechanism is located on one transverse edge, on both transverse edges, or in a middle transverse region between both transverse edges.

12. The tape strip according to claim 1, wherein the separation mechanism comprises curved portions.

13. A roll of tape strips comprising a plurality of tape strips according to claim 1, wherein each tape strip has a tape strip separation mechanism separating them.

14. The roll of tape strips according to claim 13, wherein the tape strip separation mechanism requires less force to separate than the separation mechanism between the tab section and the adhesive section.

15. The tape strip according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of tape strips are arranged on a roll on a sheet, or in a stack.