US 11,866,621 B1
Pre-formed adhesive strip apparatus and methods of making and using the same
Kenneth Ray Henderson, Creedmoor, NC (US)
Filed by Kenneth Ray Henderson, Creedmoor, NC (US)
Filed on Mar. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/117,128.
Int. Cl. B32B 3/04 (2006.01); C09J 7/20 (2018.01); B32B 7/12 (2006.01); B32B 7/06 (2019.01)
CPC C09J 7/20 (2018.01) [B32B 3/04 (2013.01); B32B 7/06 (2013.01); B32B 7/12 (2013.01); B32B 2250/05 (2013.01); C09J 2203/358 (2020.08); C09J 2301/122 (2020.08); C09J 2301/312 (2020.08); C09J 2301/502 (2020.08); Y10T 428/14 (2015.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A stacked product comprising:
a plurality of pre-formed adhesive strips, wherein each one of the plurality of pre-formed adhesive strips comprises a backing with an upper non-adhesive surface and an opposed lower surface comprising an adhesive material;
wherein the backing has side edges, a front edge, and a rear edge opposed to the front edge, wherein the rear edge comprises a fold in the backing that is non-adhesive on all exterior faces of the fold;
wherein each one of the plurality of pre-formed adhesive strips is overlaid on an adjacent adhesive strip in the plurality of adhesive strips such that the adhesive material on the lower surface of one backing contacts and adheres to the upper non-adhesive surface of an adjacent backing but the folds of the backings are not adhered together; and
a support positioned on a bottom-most adhesive strip of the stacked product, the support comprising an upper adhesive surface and an opposed lower adhesive surface, whereby the upper adhesive surface is attached to the lower surface of the bottom-most adhesive strip of the stacked product;
wherein the support has a first end oriented towards the rear edge of each of the plurality of adhesive strips and an opposed second end oriented towards the front edge of each of the plurality of adhesive strips, the first end having a first thickness between the upper adhesive surface and the lower adhesive surface of the support, and the second end having a second thickness between the upper adhesive surface and the lower adhesive surface of the support, wherein the first thickness is less than the second thickness.