Tape laminating device

摘要

A device (10) supporting first and second tape supply rolls (34, 36), the first of a first length of tape (13) wound with its coating (18) of pressure sensitive adhesive adjacent a core (35) of the roll (34) and the second of a second length of tape (14) wound with its coating (24) of pressure sensitive adhesive opposite a core (37) of the roll (36). The two lengths of pressure sensitive adhesive coated tape (13, 14) are pulled from the tape supply rolls (34, 36) along paths comprising a common path portion having a beginning position at which portions of the coatings (18, 24) of adhesive along first edges (16, 22) of both lengths of tape (13, 14) are adhered together to form a composite tape structure (12) with portions of those coatings (18, 24) of adhesive adjacent second edges (17, 23) of the lengths of tape (13, 14) exposed on its major surfaces.