(under subclass 533) Flexible-member tool which includes a layer or component adhered thereto by a bond, the nature of which permits relatively easy removal.
(1) Note. This subclass will receive such disclosures as a releasable protective layer covering a pressure sensitive adhesive, easily ruptured layer, or other temporarily protective layer.
(2) Note. The disclosures of this subclass are limited to a tool in which the layer or component is removable as a whole; i.e., the layer is not dissolved (washed off) or disintegrated (as by scraping). Such included disclosure may comprise preliminary softening of an adhesive by dissolution to release a layer which may then be removed bodily from the remainder.
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206, Special Receptacle or Package,
411, for an adhesive tape roll package from which a strip may be peeled.
427, Coating Processes,
154+, for a process of coating a substrate with a removable protective coating.
428, Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles,
40.1+, for a plural component web or sheet in which a layer or component is removable or strippable to expose a layer of adhesive material.
