Patent ID: 8334045

Claim:
A wrapping tape for automatically, circumferentially wrapping an axially extending article, in particular a cable or a cable loom, said tape being suitable for being wrapped around the article and then tautened and joined to itself in an overlapping manner by a joining tool, the wrapping tape comprising: a core which has a contact area which is designed to rest on the article; at least one tab which protrudes laterally from the core, wherein each tab forms an angle (α) with the contact area so that the joining tool can engage behind the tab when the tape is wrapped tightly around the article, without the joining tool engaging behind the contact area, while the tabs of an overlapping tape portion are joined to one another; and a groove is located on a face of the core, which is opposite the contact area, and between the tab and the core, and the groove runs in the longitudinal direction of the tape and the groove has a depth that extends below the adjacent face of the core and an adjacent upper surface of the tab.