Patent ID: 6596376
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: B05B,Y10T

Abstract:
A masking material comprising an elongate strip at least partially coated with a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive, the strip having a curved surface which is convex when the strip is viewed in cross-section and is positioned such that when the strip is adhered to a substrate by the layer of pressure sensitive adhesive a portion of the curved surface overhangs the substrate, wherein the masking material comprises a removable edge portion comprising said portion of the curved surface detachably secured to a remainder of the strip which may be removed to expose a second curved surface on the remainder of the strip which is convex when viewed in cross-section and which is positioned to overhang the substrate, said removable portion and the remainder of the strip having different dimensions, wherein the elongate strip is formed of a cold-weldable foam and has at least one cold-welded scam along its longitudinal length which maintains the configuration of the curved surface; and wherein the removable edge portion comprises a foam cord of substantially circular cross-section detachably secured to the elongate strip by a cold-weld.