Pressure sensitive adhesively backed disposable measuring tape and method of manufacture

摘要

A pressure sensitive adhesively backed disposable measuring tape which has desirable properties that increase its utility. The tape has a combination of tensile strength, adhesion strength, elasticity and markability which make it desirable for use in common measuring applications. The tape is manufactured by passing a creped paper adhesively backed tape over a printing drum which has a rubber matte around its periphery. The rubber matte is embossed with a set of false indicia so that as a result of the normal method of mounting on the outer surface of the drum the outer surface of the matte indicates and prints a correct set of indicia on a creped paper tape.