Storage wrap material

Abstract

The present invention relates to an improved storage wrap material comprising a sheet of material comprising one or more layers and having a first, active side and a second side. The sheet comprises a plurality of protrusions integral with the first active side and the second side. The protrusions comprise from about 30% to about 70% of the first active side. The storage wrap material also comprises an adhesive continuously disposed upon the first active side.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A storage wrap material comprising: 
 (a) a sheet of material comprising one or more layers, and having a first, active side and a second side, said sheet comprising a plurality of protrusions integral with said first active side and said second side, said protrusions comprising from about 30% to about 70% of said first active side; and    (b) an adhesive continuously disposed upon said first active side; and, wherein said storage wrap material is linerless and consists of no reinforcing or supporting elements such that said storage wrap material is used by itself to wrap or seal materials.    
     
     
         2 . The storage wrap material of  claim 1 , wherein said protrusions are selected from the group consisting of deformable standoffs, removable standoffs, repositionable standoffs, frangible standoffs, and combinations thereof.  
     
     
         3 . The storage wrap material of  claim 1 , wherein said protrusions comprise an amorphous pattern.  
     
     
         4 . The storage wrap material of  claim 1 , wherein said protrusions are collapsible.  
     
     
         5 . The storage wrap material of  claim 1 , wherein said storage wrap material is perforated.  
     
     
         6 . The storage wrap material of  claim 1 , wherein said storage wrap material is selectively activatable.  
     
     
         7 . The storage wrap material of  claim 6 , wherein said selective activation is selected from the group consisting of compression activation, extension activation, thermal activation, and combinations thereof.  
     
     
         8 . The storage wrap material of  claim 6 , wherein said storage wrap material is capable of forming a sealing engagement with a surface in response to a said selective activation.  
     
     
         9 . The storage wrap material of  claim 8 , wherein said storage wrap material has a peak adhesion peel force value ranging from about 1 ounce per linear inch (0.012 kg per linear cm) to about 50 ounces per linear inch (0.600 kg per linear cm).  
     
     
         10 . The storage wrap material of  claim 1 , wherein said storage wrap material is conformable.  
     
     
         11 . The storage wrap material of  claim 1 , wherein each of said protrusions has a base diameter and wherein said protrusions are spaced to provide a center-to-center average distance of about 2 protrusion base diameters.  
     
     
         12 . The storage wrap material of  claim 11 , wherein each of said protrusions has a height, said height being less than said base diameter of said protrusion  
     
     
         13 . The storage wrap material of  claim 11 , wherein each of said protrusions has a deformation resistance sufficient to withstand a pressure of at least about 0.1 pounds per square inch (0.69 kPa).  
     
     
         14 . The storage wrap material of  claim 1 , wherein said storage wrap material has an adhesion peel force after activation, said adhesion peel force being sufficient to form a barrier seal against a target surface, said seal exhibiting barrier properties at least as great as those of said sheet material.  
     
     
         15 . The storage wrap material of  claim 1 , wherein said first active side further comprises a substance disposed thereupon.  
     
     
         16 . The storage wrap material of  claim 1 , wherein said adhesive is a pressure-sensitive adhesive.  
     
     
         17 . The storage wrap material of  claim 1 , wherein said storage wrap material is clingless and exhibits no adhesion peel force prior to activation by a user.  
     
     
         18 . The storage wrap material of  claim 1  further comprising a second adhesive, said second adhesive being disposed upon said second side.  
     
     
         19 . The storage wrap material of  claim 18  further comprising a second sheet of material at least partially disposed upon said second adhesive.  
     
     
         20 . The storage wrap matearial of  claim 19 , wherein said second sheet of material is a release liner.