Stock material or miscellaneous articles – Web or sheet containing structurally defined element or... – Adhesive outermost layer
Patent
1993-03-01
1994-10-11
Zirker, Daniel R.
Stock material or miscellaneous articles
Web or sheet containing structurally defined element or...
Adhesive outermost layer
118504, 118505, 428 40, 428124, 428192, 428906, C09J 702, B05D 132, B32B 304
Patent
active
053546148
ABSTRACT:
A masking tape is provided that is suitable for insertion under many moldings and gaskets which not only masks the molding or gasket but also facilitates refinishing under at least a portion of the molding or gasket. The masking tape is constructed to include a longitudinal non-adhesive portion and a longitudinal adhesive portion, wherein the non-adhesive portion is stiffer than the adhesive portion and is sufficiently stiff to facilitate easy insertion of the non-adhesive portion beneath at least a portion of the molding or gasket to be masked while the adhesive portion is sufficiently flexible to permit the wrapping thereof around the molding or gasket. The stiffened portion advantageously provides a dual purpose of facilitating the easy insertion of the non-adhesive portion beneath the molding or gasket and creating a lever action during application between the molding or gasket and the wall or panel to which the molding or gasket is mounted. This lever action creates a force which tends to separate or lift an edge of the molding or gasket from the wall or panel to open the wall or panel under the molding or gasket for refinishing. The masking tape is especially applicable for masking flexible gaskets that include a leg portion that overlies an adjacent panel that is to be refinished.
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Cox Sheila F.
Gable Kent W.
Kurhajec George A.
Pederson Peter K.
Perron Steven J.
Binder Mark W.
Griswold Gary L.
Kirn Walter N.
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
Zirker Daniel R.
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