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Pressure sensitive adhesive tapes
Assignee: Nitto Denko Corp
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Filing: 1977-02-10
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Granted: 1979-01-30
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Expires: 1997-02-10
Abstract
Abstract A pressure sensitive adhesive tape comprising a backing and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer, wherein the backing is produced by stretching a long sheet composed of polypropylene as a main component in the substantially transverse direction, the backing having the properties that the shock edge tearing resistance is below 200g, the elongation at break is above 200% in the lengthwise direction, the tensile strength is above 170 kg/cm 2 in the lengthwise direction and above 800kg/cm 2 in the transverse direction and the impact strength is above 15kg.cm/mm 2 in the lengthwise direction and above 40kg.cm/mm 2 in the transverse direction, and the backing having a thickness of about 10 to 300 microns.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshio Miki
- 👤 Hideo Nishizawa
- 👤 Yukio Suzuki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 20:59
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09J; C09J7/00; C09J7/20; C09J7/22; C09J7/24; C09J7/241; C09J7/243; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/91; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/26; Y10T428/266; Y10T428/269; Y10T428/28; Y10T428/2839; Y10T428/2843; Y10T428/2848; Y10T428/2852; Y10T428/2857; Y10T428/2878; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31855; Y10T428/31909; Y10T428/31913; Y10T428/31924; Y10T428/31928
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
173 words
In a pressure sensitive adhesive tape for sealing cartons comprising a backing having thereon a pressure sensitive adhesive layer, the improvement which comprises said backing consisting of a unitary sheet having lengthwise and transverse directions of polypropylene as a main component stretched in the substantially transverse direction such that the stretching ratio in the transverse direction is at least 4 and the sheet is not stretched lengthwise or the stretching ratio in the lengthwise direction is less than 3 and having a shock edge tearing resistance of below about 200g, an elongation at break in the lengthwise direction of the tape of above about 200%, a tensile strength in the lengthwise direction of the tape of above about 170 kg/cm 2 , a tensile strength in the transverse direction of the tape of above about 800 kg/cm 2 , an impact strength in the lengthwise direction of the tape of above about 15 kg.cm/mm 2 and above 40 kg.cm/mm 2 in the transverse direction, and a thickness of about 10 to 300 microns.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
173 words
In a pressure sensitive adhesive tape for sealing cartons comprising a backing having thereon a pressure sensitive adhesive layer, the improvement which comprises said backing consisting of a unitary sheet having lengthwise and transverse directions of polypropylene as a main component stretched in the substantially transverse direction such that the stretching ratio in the transverse direction is at least 4 and the sheet is not stretched lengthwise or the stretching ratio in the lengthwise direction is less than 3 and having a shock edge tearing resistance of below about 200g, an elongation at break in the lengthwise direction of the tape of above about 200%, a tensile strength in the lengthwise direction of the tape of above about 170 kg/cm 2 , a tensile strength in the transverse direction of the tape of above about 800 kg/cm 2 , an impact strength in the lengthwise direction of the tape of above about 15 kg.cm/mm 2 and above 40 kg.cm/mm 2 in the transverse direction, and a thickness of about 10 to 300 microns.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The pressure sensitive adhesive tape of claim 1, wherein said polypropylene has an isotactic degree of above 80%.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The pressure sensitive adhesive tape of claim 1, wherein said polypropylene is a copolymer of propylene with less than about 15% by weight of ethylene.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
61 words
The pressure sensitive adhesive tape of claim 1, wherein said sheet comprises a mixture of components 1 and 2 where component 1 is polypropylene and component 2 is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, an ethylene-propylenediene terpolymer, polyisobutylene, an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, and mixtures thereof, with said component 1 being present in an amount of at least 60% by weight.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
The pressure sensitive adhesive tape of claim 1, wherein said shock edge tearing resistance ranges from 5 to 40g, said elongation at break in the lengthwise direction of said tape is 400 to 800%, and said thickness of said tape is 50 to 90 microns.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The pressure sensitive adhesive tape of claim 4, wherein said polypropylene is a copolymer of propylene with less than 15% by weight of ethylene.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
The pressure sensitive adhesive tape of claim 4, wherein said mixture contains 20 to 30% by weight of said polyethylene, ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer, polyisobutylene, ethylenevinyl acetate copolymer or a mixture thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The pressure sensitive adhesive tape of claim 1, wherein said polypropylene has an intrinsic viscosity of about 1.5 to 3.0.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The pressure sensitive adhesive tape of claim 1, wherein the stretching ratio of said sheet in the transverse direction is about 4 times or greater.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
The pressure sensitive adhesive tape of claim 1, wherein said sheet is stretched in the lengthwise direction but the stretching ratio in the lengthwise direction is less than 3.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
The pressure sensitive adhesive tape of claim 9, wherein said stretching ratio is 5 to 8 times.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
The pressure sensitive adhesive tape of claim 10, wherein said stretching ratio is about 1.5.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
29 words
The pressure sensitive adhesive tape of claim 10, wherein the stretching ratio in the transverse direction is 1.5 times or greater than the stretching ratio in the lengthwise direction.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
35 words
The pressure sensitive adhesive tape of claim 1, wherein said unitary sheet is stretched such that the stretching ratio in the transverse direction is more than 1.5 times the stretching ratio in the lengthwise direction.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
35 words
The pressure sensitive adhesive tape of claim 2, wherein said unitary sheet is stretched such that the stretching ratio in the transverse direction is more than 1.5 times the stretching ratio in the lengthwise direction.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
35 words
The pressure sensitive adhesive tape of claim 3, wherein said unitary sheet is stretched such that the stretching ratio in the transverse direction is more than 1.5 times the stretching ratio in the lengthwise direction.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
35 words
The pressure sensitive adhesive tape of claim 4, wherein said unitary sheet is stretched such that the stretching ratio in the transverse direction is more than 1.5 times the stretching ratio in the lengthwise direction.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
40 words
The pressure sensitive adhesive tape of claim 1, wherein said unitary sheet is stretched such that the stretching ratio in the transverse direction is 5 to 8 and also more than 1.5 times the stretching ratio in the lengthwise direction.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
40 words
The pressure sensitive adhesive tape of claim 2, wherein said unitary sheet is stretched such that the stretching ratio in the transverse direction is 5 to 8 and also more than 1.5 times the stretching ratio in the lengthwise direction.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
40 words
The pressure sensitive adhesive tape of claim 3, wherein said unitary sheet is stretched such that the stretching ratio in the transverse direction is 5 to 8 and also more than 1.5 times the stretching ratio in the lengthwise direction.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
40 words
The pressure sensitive adhesive tape of claim 4, wherein said unitary sheet is stretched such that the stretching ratio in the transverse direction is 5 to 8 and also more than 1.5 times the stretching ratio in the lengthwise direction.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1982-01-29 | 1982-07-31 | 1983-01-30 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1986-01-29 | 1986-07-31 | 1987-01-30 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1990-01-29 | 1990-07-31 | 1991-01-30 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |