Patent ID: 6951676

Claim:
A butt splicing tape comprising: a splicing portion, an attachment portion and a gripping portion, wherein said splicing portion comprises an elongated first backing member having two faces and two longitudinal edges, a first adhesive layer on the first face of said first backing member, said first adhesive layer extending across the width of said first backing member substantially along the first longitudinal edge of said first backing member and optionally being covered by a first release liner, and a second adhesive layer on the first face of said first backing member, said second adhesive layer extending across the width of said first backing member substantially along the second longitudinal edge of said first backing member and being covered by a second release liner having two faces and two longitudinal edges, the first face of said second release liner being adjacent to second adhesive layer and the second face is a free face; wherein said attachment portion is applied to the free face of the second release liner of the splicing portion, said attachment portion including a third adhesive layer; and wherein said gripping portion includes a fourth adhesive layer applied to the free face of said second release liner of splicing portion and to said attachment portion.