Wrapping Material and Method Of Manufacturing The Same

Abstract

The invention relates generally to a method and material for wrapping items using separate wrapping portions of a predetermined length that are attached and released at their ends using a perforation. The wrapping portions include a repositionable multi-layered adhesive disposed at a single lateral end of each wrapping material so that when the wrapping portions detach at the perforation, the multi-layered adhesive securely bonds at least one wrapping portion around the circumference of the item being wrapped at the end of a wrapping cycle.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A wrapping material comprising:
 a first wrapping portion and a second wrapping portion, wherein both said first and second wrapping portions have an upper surface having adhesive characteristics along the entire upper surface and a lower surface having non-adhesive characteristics;   a multi-layered adhesive disposed on said lower surface of said second wrapping portion at a point that is generally adjacent to a first lateral end of said second wrapping portion, wherein said multi-layered adhesive comprises a first adhesive layer permanently bonded to said lower surface of said second wrapping portion and a second releasable adhesive layer disposed on said first adhesive layer that is permanently bonded to said first adhesive layer;   a perforation releaseably connecting said first lateral end of said second wrapping portion to a second lateral end of said first wrapping portion;   wherein said perforation allows said first and second wrapping portions to detach at a predetermined point during a wrapping cycle so that at the end of the wrapping cycle said multi-layered adhesive releaseably attaches said lower surface of said second wrapping portion to said upper surface of said second wrapping portion, and wherein an item is securely wrapped so that the item does not contact any adhesive from said second wrapping portion; and,   wherein said first lateral end of said second wrapping portion may be repositioned with respect to said upper surface of said second wrapping portion.   
     
     
         2 . The wrapping material of  claim 1  wherein said lower surface of a second lateral end of said second wrapping portion is completely non-adhesive. 
     
     
         3 . The wrapping portion of  claim 1  wherein said first adhesive layer and said second releasable adhesive layer remain adhered to said second wrapping portion at the end of a wrapping cycle. 
     
     
         4 . A wrapping material comprising:
 a first wrapping portion;   a second wrapping portion;   a multi-layered adhesive disposed on said second wrapping portion, wherein said multi-layered adhesive comprises a first adhesive layer having a lower surface permanently bonded to said second wrapping portion and a second releasable adhesive layer having a lower surface that is permanently bonded to an upper surface of said first adhesive layer;   a perforation releaseably attaching said first wrapping portion to said second wrapping portion during a wrapping cycle.   
     
     
         5 . The wrapping material of  claim 4  wherein said multi-layered adhesive is disposed at a point that is generally adjacent to a first lateral end of said second wrapping portion. 
     
     
         6 . The wrapping material of  claim 4  wherein said second wrapping portion has a first lateral end and a second lateral end, wherein said multi-layered adhesive is disposed generally adjacent said first lateral end and said second lateral end is completely non-adhesive. 
     
     
         7 . The wrapping material of  claim 4  wherein said multi-layered adhesive is disposed on a lower surface of said first lateral end and said lower surface of said second lateral end is completely non-adhesive. 
     
     
         8 . The wrapping material of  claim 4  wherein said first wrapping portion and said second wrapping portion each have an upper surface and a lower surface and one of said upper surface and said lower surface has adhesive characteristics along the entire length and width of said surface. 
     
     
         9 . The wrapping material of  claim 8  wherein said multi-layered adhesive is disposed on the surface opposite of said surface having adhesive characteristics along the entire length and width of said surface. 
     
     
         10 . The wrapping material of  claim 4  wherein said second wrapping portion detaches from said first wrapping portion at the end of a wrapping cycle and said multi-layered adhesive releaseably attaches to a portion of said second wrapping portion so that the item is wrapped and said second releasable adhesive layer does not contact the item being wrapped. 
     
     
         11 . The wrapping portion of  claim 10  wherein said second wrapping portion has a upper surface and a lower surface and said multi-layered adhesive is disposed on said lower surface so that when the wrapping cycle is complete, the multi-layered adhesive releaseably attaches said lower surface to said upper surface. 
     
     
         12 . The wrapping portion of  claim 4  wherein said first adhesive layer and said second releasable adhesive layer remain adhered to said second wrapping portion at the end of a wrapping cycle. 
     
     
         13 . The wrapping material of  claim 4  wherein said first wrapping portion and said second wrapping portions have two opposing lateral ends and at least one of said two opposing lateral ends is tapered to guide the wrapping portions into a wrapping machine. 
     
     
         14 . The wrapping material of  claim 4  further including a metalized tag carried by an upper surface of one of said first wrapping portion and said second wrapping portion to instruct a wrapping machine when to cause a dispensing roll to dispense said second wrapping portion and when to cease dispensing said second wrapping portion. 
     
     
         15 . A method of manufacturing a wrapping material comprising the steps of:
 providing a dispensing roll of wrapping material   perforating the wrapping material at a predetermined length to create a first wrapping portion and a second wrapping portion, each having a first lateral end and a second lateral end; and   creating a multi-layered adhesive by applying a first adhesive layer to a portion of a first lateral end of said second wrapping portion and applying a second releasable adhesive layer on top of said first adhesive layer.   
     
     
         16 . The method of manufacturing a wrapping material of  claim 15  further comprising the step of providing a second lateral end opposing said first lateral end that is completely non-adhesive. 
     
     
         17 . The method of manufacturing a wrapping material of  claim 15  further comprising the step of providing one of an upper surface and a lower surface of the wrapping material with adhesive characteristics along the entire surface. 
     
     
         18 . The method of manufacturing a wrapping material of  claim 17  further comprising the step of disposing said multi-layered adhesive on a surface that is opposite of said surface having adhesive characteristics. 
     
     
         19 . The method of manufacturing a wrapping material of  claim 15  further comprising the step of providing at least one of said first and second lateral ends with a taper to guide the wrapping portions into a wrapping machine. 
     
     
         20 . The method of manufacturing a wrapping material of  claim 15  further comprising the step of disposing a metalized tag carried on an upper surface of one of said first wrapping portion and said second wrapping portion to instruct a wrapping machine when to cause a dispensing roll to dispense said second wrapping portion and when to cease dispensing said second wrapping portion.