Patent ID: 8440282

Claim:
A rolled article, comprising: a roll of material having an outer surface and a free end; and a holding device positioned on the roll and extending across the free end, securing the free end against an adjacent portion of the roll surface for preventing the roll from unraveling, the holding device having a circumferential width about the roll and comprising: a first securing region secured to the roll surface on a first side of the free end; a second securing region secured to the roll on a second side of the free end, the securing regions occupying a securing fraction of the circumferential width; a linking portion disposed between and connecting the securing regions and occupying a linking fraction of a circumferential width from the first to the second securing regions, the linking fraction of the width being significantly greater than the securing fraction of the width; a first parting feature disposed between the first securing region and the linking portion, and a second parting feature disposed between the second securing region and the linking portion; wherein the parting features are configured for facilitating parting the holding device between the linking portion and the securing regions to enable the roll to be unrolled.