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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 1989
Filed:
Jun. 27, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Raymond R Rivera, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Stephen B VanVleet, Woodbury, MN (US);
Shari J Wilson, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428 342 ; 156344 ; 206631 ; 206807 ; 229102 ; 428343 ; 428513 ; 428916 ;
Abstract
A tamper indicating film and tape for use with a package. The tape includes a delaminating film including pahse separated polymers. Indicia are applied to opposing major surfaces of the film indicative of different conditions of the tape. The film is adhesively applied to secure container parts together and enclose an opening in the container. When applied, only one of the indicia are perceptible. When the film is internally delaminated, obscuring one set of indicia and rendering the other set of indicia perceptible.