Three tape system for double adhesion and method for unitizing containers.

摘要

A linerless double-backed adhesive tape structure is disclosed. In one embodiment the tape has three tape strips (12, 14, 16) each with an adhesive coated surface and an adhesive free surface. Two of the strips (14, 16) are joined to a center strip along its lateral edges with the adhesive coated surfaces (22, 26) of the two strips overlapping and adhered to the adhesive coated surface of the center strip. Also disclosed is a method of unitizing and sealing a plurality of containers. In one embodiment, a double-backed adhesive tape structure is adhered to each of the containers and the containers (36) are stacked together with the exposed adhesive side of the tape on each container adhered to the exposed adhesive side of the tape on an adjacent container. Finally, an apparatus for dispensing the double-backed adhesive tape of the present invention is disclosed.