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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2006
Kevin M. Eliason, River Falls, WI (US);
Jeffrey R. Janssen, Ho Chi Minh, VN;
Larry R. Lappi, Stillwater, MN (US);
Larry A. Meixner, Woodbury, MN (US);
Michael J. Moszer, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Kevin M. Eliason, River Falls, WI (US);
Jeffrey R. Janssen, Ho Chi Minh, VN;
Larry R. Lappi, Stillwater, MN (US);
Larry A. Meixner, Woodbury, MN (US);
Michael J. Moszer, Forest Lake, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a profiled masking article and method of masking a substrate to be treated or painted that provides a feathered or soft edge between painted and unpainted areas. The masking article described herein may be used as a single strip, or as multiple strips, placed side by side, wherein a strip is removed between treatments of different types. This allows successive treatment layers to completely cover previous layers, thus avoiding defects resulting from exposed layers of material. In an embodiment, the present disclosure is directed to a masking article comprising: at least one elongate body (), said body () having a top surface, a bottom surface and at least two lateral surfaces, wherein at least a portion of said body comprises an adhesive material; and a generally planar top portion (), connected to the body along at least one surface, said top portion () having a microstructured surface.