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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2011
John K. Tynan, Jr., Port Huron, MI (US);
Mark A. Lewandowski, Fort Gratiot, MI (US);
Deborah Anne Chrzanowski, Ontario, CA;
Paul E. Rhude, Fort Gratiot, MI (US);
John K. Tynan, Jr., Port Huron, MI (US);
Mark A. Lewandowski, Fort Gratiot, MI (US);
Deborah Anne Chrzanowski, Ontario, CA;
Paul E. Rhude, Fort Gratiot, MI (US);
INTERTAPE POLYMER CORP., Sarasota, FL (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a tape that includes a substrate having an adhesive layer applied thereto, and an edge coating applied to a masking edge of the tape. The substrate and the adhesive, together, define a first and a second masking edge of the tape. The edge coating includes a flocculating agent that is a polyvalent metal salt or an ionic polymer. The edge coating improves the ability of the tape to provide a sharp mask line after a paint, a varnish, a paint stripper, or other coating composition is applied to a surface where the tape is adhered.