Packaged decorative tape product

Abstract

A packaged adhesive tape product comprising a roll of tape with a decorative multi-color pattern printed thereon, a dispenser at least partially surrounding the roll of tape and a label bearing retailing information and at least a portion of the decorative multi-color pattern carried on the label is described. A display rack for the products is also described.

1 . A packaged adhesive tape product comprising:
 a roll of adhesive tape comprising a cylindrical core and a strip of adhesive tape having an adhesive face, a non-adhesive face, and a multiple color design on the non-adhesive face, the strip of adhesive tape being wound upon the core; and   a dispenser for the roll of adhesive fixed to the roll of adhesive tape having a label, the label having an outwardly facing face, the label outwardly facing face bearing a multiple color design identical to at least a portion of the multiple color design on the adhesive tape non-adhesive face.   
     
     
         2 . The packaged adhesive tape product of  claim 1  wherein the dispenser has two generally parallel side walls which rotatably support the roll of adhesive tape between the two side walls and an interconnecting wall extending between the side walls, the interconnecting wall supporting the label. 
     
     
         3 . The packaged adhesive tape product of  claim 2  wherein the interconnecting wall has a hole adapted to engage a peg allowing the packaged adhesive tape product to be displayed at retail on a peg with the label facing outwardly. 
     
     
         4 . A packaged adhesive tape product comprising:
 a roll of adhesive tape comprising a cylindrical core and a strip of adhesive tape having an adhesive face, a non-adhesive face, and a multiple color design on the non-adhesive face, the strip of adhesive tape being wound upon the core; and   a dispenser for the roll of adhesive fixed to the roll of adhesive tape having a label, the label having an outwardly facing face, the label outwardly facing face bearing a multiple color design similar to at least a portion of the multiple color design on the adhesive tape non-adhesive face.   
     
     
         5 . The packaged adhesive tape product of  claim 4  wherein the dispenser has two generally parallel side walls which rotatably support the roll of adhesive tape between the two side walls and an interconnecting wall extending between the side walls, the interconnecting wall supporting the label. 
     
     
         6 . The packaged adhesive tape product of  claim 4  wherein the interconnecting wall has a hole adapted to engage a peg allowing the packaged adhesive tape product to be displayed at retail on a peg with the label facing outwardly. 
     
     
         7 . The packaged adhesive tape product of  claim 4  wherein the multiple color design on the label is a proportional representation of the multiple color design on the tape. 
     
     
         8 . A packaged adhesive tape product comprising:
 a roll of adhesive tape comprising a cylindrical core and a strip of adhesive tape having an adhesive face, a non-adhesive face, and a multiple color design on the non-adhesive face, the strip of adhesive tape being wound upon the core; and   a dispenser for the roll of adhesive fixed to the roll of adhesive tape having a label, the label having an outwardly facing face, the label outwardly facing face bearing a multiple color design representative of at least a portion of the multiple color design on the adhesive tape non-adhesive face.   
     
     
         9 . The packaged adhesive tape product of  claim 8  wherein the dispenser has two generally parallel side walls which rotatably support the roll of adhesive tape between the two side walls and an interconnecting wall extending between the side walls, the interconnecting wall supporting the label. 
     
     
         10 . The packaged adhesive tape product of  claim 8  wherein the interconnecting wall has a hole adapted to engage a peg allowing the packaged adhesive tape product to be displayed at retail on a peg with the label facing outwardly. 
     
     
         11 . The packaged adhesive tape product of  claim 8  wherein the multiple color design on the label is a proportional representation of the multiple color design on the tape. 
     
     
         12 . A retail display of packaged adhesive tape products comprising:
 a first group of adhesive tape products, each of the first group of adhesive tape products comprising a roll of adhesive tape comprising a cylindrical core and a strip of adhesive tape having an adhesive face, a non-adhesive face, and a first multiple color design on the non-adhesive face, the strip of adhesive tape being wound upon the core; and, a dispenser for the roll of adhesive fixed to the roll of adhesive tape having a label, the label having an outwardly facing face, the label outwardly facing face bearing a multiple color design representative of at least a portion of the first multiple color design;   a second group of adhesive tape products, each of the second group of adhesive tape products comprising a roll of adhesive tape comprising a cylindrical core and a strip of adhesive tape having an adhesive face, a non-adhesive face, and a second multiple color design on the non-adhesive face, the strip of adhesive tape being wound upon the core; and, a dispenser for the roll of adhesive fixed to the roll of adhesive tape having a label, the label having an outwardly facing face, the label outwardly facing face bearing a multiple color design representative of at least a portion of the second multiple color design; and,   a display rack presenting the first group of adhesive tape products and the second group of adhesive tape products for sale.   
     
     
         13 . The retail display of packaged adhesive tape products of  claim 12  wherein the display rack is adapted to display the first group of adhesive tape products in proximity to one another and the second group of adhesive tape products in proximity to one another;
 the display rack further comprises a first header bearing a multiple color design representative of at least a portion of the first multiple color design adjacent the first group of adhesive tape products; and, the display rack further comprises a second header bearing a multiple color design representative of at least a portion of the second multiple color design adjacent the second group of adhesive tape products. 
 
     
     
         14 . The retail display of packaged adhesive tape products of  claim 13  wherein the display rack comprises:
 a first group of rods adapted to support the first group of adhesive tape products; 
 a second group of rods adapted to support the second group of adhesive tape products; and, 
 the first header is adjacent the first group of rods and the second header is adjacent the second group of rods. 
 
     
     
         15 . The retail display of packaged adhesive tape products of  claim 14  wherein the first and second groups of rods comprise rods of generally equal length extending generally horizontally and having upturned front end portions and the first and second headers are generally adjacent the rod front end portions.