Patent ID: 7824753

Claim:
A stretch releasing adhesive tape article with a pull tab, comprising: an elongate length of stretch releasing tape having first and second oppositely facing major surfaces bearing adhesive; and, a pull tab attached to a terminal end of the elongate length of stretch releasing adhesive tape and having a portion that protrudes past a terminal edge of the terminal end of the elongate length of stretch releasing adhesive tape; wherein the pull tab is comprised of a single tab film having first and second oppositely facing major surfaces; wherein a first area of the first major surface of the tab film is bonded to an area of the first major adhesive surface of the tape to form a first tab/tape bonded area, and a second area of the first major surface of the tab film is bonded to an area of the second major adhesive surface of the tape to form a second tab/tape bonded area; wherein the tab comprises a folded position such that a part of the protruding tab portion that does not comprise an area of the first major surface of the tab film that is bonded to an area of the first major surface of the tape or an area of the second major surface of the tape, is in overlapping relation with at least a portion of a tab/tape bonded area; and, wherein the entirety of the first major surface of the tab film consists of an adherable surface.