Perforated, adhesive coated wrapping material

Abstract

A wrapping material includes a sheet of flexible material. The sheet is foldable along a first line that defines a first portion of a first side of the sheet and a second portion of the first side of the sheet. The wrapping material further includes an adhesive deposited on the first portion and a release material deposited on the second portion. The strength of adhesion between the adhesive and the release material is less than a strength of adhesion between the adhesive and the flexible material. When the sheet is folded along the first line, the adhesive contacts the release material.

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows: 
     
         1 . A wrapping material, comprising:
 (a) a sheet of material foldable along a first line, the line defining a first portion of a first side of the sheet and a second portion of the first side of the sheet;   (b) an adhesive deposited on the first portion;   (c) a release material deposited on the second portion, a strength of adhesion between the adhesive and the release material being less than a strength of adhesion between the adhesive and the flexible material, wherein the adhesive contacts the release material when the sheet is folded along the first line.   
     
     
         2 . The wrapping material of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of adhesive deposits and release material deposits on the first side of the sheet, the plurality of adhesive deposits and release material deposits being arranged in a second line perpendicular to the first line. 
     
     
         3 . The wrapping material of  claim 2 , wherein the second line comprises alternating adhesive deposits and release material deposits. 
     
     
         4 . The wrapping material of  claim 2 , wherein each of the plurality of adhesive deposits in the second line engages one of the plurality of release material deposits in the second line when the sheet is folded along the first line. 
     
     
         5 . The wrapping material of  claim 1 , wherein the adhesive is a printable adhesive. 
     
     
         6 . The wrapping material of  claim 1 , wherein the release material is a printable release material. 
     
     
         7 . The wrapping material of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of microperforations formed in the sheet, the microperforations forming at least one line. 
     
     
         8 . The wrapping material of  claim 7 , wherein the microperforations form a plurality of squares. 
     
     
         9 . The wrapping material of  claim 8 , wherein each of the plurality of squares contains one of the adhesive and the release material located therein. 
     
     
         10 . A wrapping material, comprising:
 (a) a sheet of material comprising a plurality of microperforations forming a line that defines a first portion of a first side of the sheet and a second portion of the first side of the sheet;   (b) an adhesive deposited on the first portion;   (c) a release material deposited on the second portion, a strength of adhesion between the adhesive and the release material being less than a strength of adhesion between the adhesive and the material, wherein the adhesive contacts the release material when the sheet is folded along the line.   
     
     
         11 . The wrapping material of  claim 10 , wherein the adhesive is a printable adhesive. 
     
     
         12 . The wrapping material of  claim 10 , wherein the release material comprises silicone. 
     
     
         13 . The wrapping material of  claim 10 , further comprising a second plurality of microperforations forming a second line perpendicular to the first line. 
     
     
         14 . The wrapping material of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 (a) a second adhesive deposit on the sheet, and   (b) a second release material deposit on the sheet, the second line being disposed between the second adhesive deposit and the second release material deposit,   
       wherein the second adhesive deposit contacts the second release material deposit when the sheet is folded along the second line. 
     
     
         15 . The wrapping material of  claim 10 , further comprising a plurality of adhesive deposits on the second portion and a plurality of release material deposits on the first portion, each of the plurality of adhesive deposits contacting one of the plurality of release material deposits when the sheet is folded along the line. 
     
     
         16 . The wrapping material of  claim 1 , further comprising a second plurality of adhesive deposits on the first portion and a second plurality of release material deposits on the second portion, each of the second plurality of adhesive deposits contacting one of the second plurality of release material deposits when the sheet is folded along the line.