Patent ID: 8800471
Filing Date: 2014-08-12
Classification: B65H,C09J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A tape provided with a visual indication of an end of the tape, comprising: (a) a backing material provided with an adhesive that enables the tape to adhere to a surface on which the tape is applied; and (b) a visual indicator having a physical configuration that changes as a desired length of the tape is cut or torn from a remainder of the tape, so that a change in the physical configuration of the visual indicator enables a user to visually determine a disposition of the end of the tape adhered to the remainder of the tape, wherein the change in the physical configuration of the visual indicator caused by stretching the tape where it is cut or torn away from the remainder of the tape causes the visual indicator to change at least one physical characteristic selected from the group of physical characteristics consisting of: