Patent ID: 7550187

Claim:
A moisture barrier, comprising: a waterproofing adhesive layer having a first major side contiguous with a carrier support sheet and having a second major side to which is releasably attached a release liner composite that is generally coextensive with and at least as wide as said waterproofing adhesive layer and is not folded along its edge, said release liner composite comprising: a paper sheet; a plurality of strings positioned against or adjacent to a major face of the paper sheet, said strings arranged in spaced apart relation to each other and operative to cut the paper sheet when one of the strings is pulled through the paper; and a continuous polyolefin coating or film positioned between said waterproofing adhesive layer and said plurality of strings, said continuous polyolefin coating or film being bonded with said paper sheet and operative to maintain said strings in spaced apart relation adjacent said paper sheet; said release liner composite further comprising a release coating positioned between said waterproofing adhesive layer and said continuous polyolefin coating or film, said release coating operative to provide releasable-adhesion between said release liner composite and said waterproofing adhesive layer; and said waterproofing adhesive layer being wider than said carrier support sheet, such that the membrane has exposed adhesive edge beads extending beyond at least one edge of said carrier support sheet when installed on a building surface.