US 12,331,231 B1
Easy tear adhesive tape
Donald Twedt, Lake Elmo, MN (US)
Filed by Donald Twedt, Lake Elmo, MN (US)
Filed on Jul. 23, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/780,738.
Application 18/780,738 is a division of application No. 17/525,310, filed on Nov. 12, 2021, granted, now 12,084,602.
Int. Cl. B65D 75/66 (2006.01); B65H 16/02 (2006.01); C09J 7/21 (2018.01); C09J 7/24 (2018.01); C09J 7/25 (2018.01); C09J 7/38 (2018.01)
CPC C09J 7/243 (2018.01) [B65H 16/021 (2013.01); C09J 7/21 (2018.01); C09J 7/255 (2018.01); C09J 7/385 (2018.01); B65D 75/66 (2013.01); C09J 2301/18 (2020.08); Y10T 428/15 (2015.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Adhesive tape comprising:
an elongated substrate with a series of perforations forming a tear line extending along a length of the elongated substrate;
an adhesive substantially covering a first surface of the elongated substrate; and
a cord attached to the elongated substrate by the adhesive, the cord extending along the length of the elongated substrate adjacent to the series of perforations,
wherein the tear line formed by the series of perforations is an undulating tear line,
wherein the undulating tear line crosses back and forth over the cord,
wherein the elongated substrate includes a reduced thickness adjacent to the cord, and
wherein the reduced thickness is no greater than 75 percent of a thickness of the elongated substrate in areas not adjacent to the cord.