Patent ID: 6238510
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: B42D,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of making a centrally tabbed adhesive tape pad comprising:(a) conveying a master pad containing a plurality of sheets of adhesive tape including an uppermost sheet of adhesive tape, in a machine direction, each sheet of adhesive tape having (i) a tacky first major surface, (ii) a nontacky second major surface, and (iii) first and second sides;(b) conveying a continuous length of a tabbed leader strip in the machine direction, wherein the tabbed leader strip has (i) first and second longitudinal ends, and (ii) a first major surface having a tacky longitudinal end portion proximate the first longitudinal end and a nontacky longitudinal end portion proximate the second longitudinal end;(c) laminating the first major surface of the tabbed leader strip to the nontacky second major surface of the uppermost sheet of adhesive tape on the master pad, with the first longitudinal end of the tabbed leader strip aligned with the first side of the master pad and the nontacky longitudinal end portion positioned intermediate the first and second sides of the master pad so as to form a tabbed master pad; and(d) cutting the tabbed master pad in a transverse direction so as to produce tape of a desired width.