Patent ID: 8486504
Filing Date: 2013-07-16
Classification: B05B,B05D,B32B,C09J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A masking tape comprising: a. an elongated base substrate having top and bottom sides and first and second longitudinal edges; b. a base adhesive layer being a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed on the bottom side of the base substrate; and c. a first reinforcing strip adhered to the top side of the base substrate, the first reinforcing strip having an outer edge, wherein the reinforcing strip has a longitudinal extent co-extensive with that of the base substrate and a width no more than half that of the base substrate, and wherein the reinforcing strip is positioned on the base substrate so that the outer edge of the reinforcing strip is substantially aligned with the first longitudinal edge of the base substrate over the longitudinal extent of the base substrate.