CA1110152A - Finger tearable first aid dressing - Google Patents
Finger tearable first aid dressingInfo
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- CA1110152A CA1110152A CA288,382A CA288382A CA1110152A CA 1110152 A CA1110152 A CA 1110152A CA 288382 A CA288382 A CA 288382A CA 1110152 A CA1110152 A CA 1110152A
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
- A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
- A61F13/02—Adhesive plasters or dressings
- A61F13/0203—Adhesive plasters or dressings having a fluid handling member
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- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
- A61L15/00—Chemical aspects of, or use of materials for, bandages, dressings or absorbent pads
- A61L15/16—Bandages, dressings or absorbent pads for physiological fluids such as urine or blood, e.g. sanitary towels, tampons
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Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A composite strip material comprising at least a backing layer, an adhesive layer on a surface thereof, and a removable protective layer over and contacting and peelably adherent to at least part of the adhesive layer; wherein each layer is finger-tearable and wherein at least one layer is cleanly finger-tearable from any point along its length in a predetermined transverse direction, thereby to influence and facilitate transverse tear of any other layers present in a like cleanly finger-tearable manner to provide clearly defined separate units of any desired size.
A composite strip material comprising at least a backing layer, an adhesive layer on a surface thereof, and a removable protective layer over and contacting and peelably adherent to at least part of the adhesive layer; wherein each layer is finger-tearable and wherein at least one layer is cleanly finger-tearable from any point along its length in a predetermined transverse direction, thereby to influence and facilitate transverse tear of any other layers present in a like cleanly finger-tearable manner to provide clearly defined separate units of any desired size.
Description
~rh:is inven-tioll rela-tes -to mal,erial in strip ~'orm wi-th an adh~sive laye:r occupying -the who~Le or par-t of one or bo-th surfaces.
Primarily the invention is concerned wi-th surgical dressings or :f`irst aid dressingsS bu-t it is also concerned with other medical or personal hygiene products and may have wider appllcability to adhesive -tape products genexally such as masking tape or doub~e~sided adhesive tape.
When adhesive-coated s-trip ma-l,erial is provided in roll ~or~ there is sometimes dif~iculty in separat:ing individu.al portions for use. Usually these por-tions are cut o~f e.g. by u,sing scissors or -toxn of:~ by pulling over a sera-l,ed edge which providcs per:~ora-tions. The di~flcu-l-ty o:f: separa-ting inclivi.dual port:Lorls is par-ticularly noticeabl.e wi-th polymer ~o:i~
substra-tes slnce -these are commonly longi-tudinally oriented and thus resis-t transverse -tear.
In the medical :Eie]d, where the presen-t invention is of primary u-tility, it is lcnown to provide surgical strapping tape in a roll and cut ~rom -thi.s roll o~ tape cove.red a-t one side with adhesive a desired length of ma-terial usin~ scissors.
This is suitable in a cli.nic or surge:ry where the material is constan-tly in use, but in the home where a dressi-ng is only required occasionally it is felt more -to be more convenient and hygienic to provide first aid dressings of various sizes in ~5 the :~orm o~ discrete pieces e.g. in a -tin or box.
The present inven-tion provides a composi-te s-trip ma-terial comprising at least a backing layer, an adhesive layer on a surface thereo~ and a removable protec-tive layer ...
over and CoJ~taCting and peelably ~.dhcren-t -to a-t leclst p~It O:r the adhesi.~e :Layer; wnerein each la~er is finger---tearable ancl wherein at :leas-t one layer is cleanly :Einger -l;earab~Le from any poin-t along its leng-th ln a prede-ter~ined transverse direc-tion, thereby -to inEluence and ~acilita-te such transverse tear o:E an~
other layers present in a like cle~11y ~inger---tearable mann.er to provide clearly de:Eined separate un..its oE any desired size.
Usually, al-though no-t necessarily~ the material is provided as a :Eolded leng-th; i-t may al-ter.natively be provided as a roll o:E ma-terial.
The term "cleanl.y finger--tearablet~ means -that -the ma-terial can be grasped be-tween :Ei.ngcr and t~.lumb on one side of a des:i.red tear line and between t.he Ei.nger and -thumb oE -the o-ther hand on the other side of the d.esired ~tear line~ and -t;o~n in a s-tral.gh-t well-de:Eined line giving clear torn-~ ~ ; by bending the grasped ma-terial in opposi.-te direc-tions out o.-E i.ts plane and -thereafter con-ti.nuing -this -tearing movemen-tO The tearing ac-tion is like -tearing a shee-t oE paper.
According -to -the invention such conposi-te material, provided a-t least one layer is programmed -to provide such tear, -tears cleanly across bo-th or all. layers :I.n.-to uni.ts (such as dressings, pads~ labe~s~ adhesive patches) which are subs-tantially larger than any -tear programming and which could indeed be subdivided, by -tearing, i~ a high nu.~ber oE cleanly divided sub uni-ts9 I-t is no-t -to be confused wi-th separa-ting from a roll pre-cut or pre-scored ~litS of predetelmined uniEorm sizes, which are -themselves indivisible.
The terrll "s-trip" of mal,erial oovcrs any longituclillall~
ex-ten~:;ng shaped area of matcrial and especially as a sheet t wllich is divisible in-to elonga-te por-tions -themselves -tearable as described above.
Exac-t analysis of what, happens dur:ing tearing a sheet of mater:ial is complex. There is a dis-tinc-tlon -to be dra-~l between "-transverse -tear" and l'trouser~leg -tear". In -the ~ormer, -the shee-t i5 separately clamped in i-ts plane over -the whole area to ei-ther side of the parting line, and the separa-te clamps are moved apart. Eventually9 the rnaterial tears~ -the force needed depending on whether or not the tear is a propaga-tion of an initial edge-no-tch. ln -the :La-tter, a s-trip oE material is torn away frorn the plane of the remaining ma-terial~ ei-ther with a progressively mo~rlng point of application ge-t-ting farther from the shee-t (and hence exer-ting less con-trol over the ' line of -tear) or with a s-tationary point of appllca-tion, e.g.
; over a roller at the surface of the shee-t. Moreover9 the ; magnitude and uniformity of applied forces and separation speeds also affect the outcome.
, Finger--tearing of a shee-t of material combines elements o~ transverse -tear (in -tha-t -the two par-ts of -the shee-t may be separa-ted relatively to -their position ontheir ini-tial plane, and the actual gripping areas of thumb and finger are no-t negligible) and "-trouse leg" -tear~ modlfied in tha-t -the position of -thllmb and finger can change as the tear progresses.
Whatever -the reason9 we have folmd -that -the clean ~inger--tear across bo-th or all layers :is a surprising and novel e~ec-t. Moreover~ -the force required, as described more .
fully below, is not merely additive of the force required for each separate layer.
In a simple form of the invention both the backing layer and the protective layer are independently cleanly finger-tearable in the predetermined transverse direction as above. However, the invention can also be operated ~hen only one of these layers is tearable in this way provided that this said one layer is dominant, although it may be slightly more difficult to tear the strip in such an instance.
In the present invention the composite strip is tear-able lnto individual medlcal or surgical dressings and consists essentially of the backing layer with the said adhesive layer on one surface thereof; means defining at least one operative zone adhered to the said surface of the backing layer said zone being narrower than and parallel to the edges of the bac]cing layer; and a protective cover layer, at least as wide as the backing layer contacting and peelably adherent to at least part of the adhesive layer.
The operative zone, which may be visible or not apparent to the eye, can for instance be a zone of bactericidal material or other medicament and is an absorbent zone, and in particular the zone, is an elongate tearable pad extending along a generally central zone of the strip as a narrow strip.
Optionally, the pad can be provided with an upper cover layer of for example, a net. The pad can be made of gauze or a foamed polymeric product and we have found that a styrene-butadiene foam rubber layer is useful. Once again, the nature of the pad itself is not of primary importance to the ~ - 4 -~ ,n~5 2 inventLorl~ a~ ollgh it sllould be reac~i:l.y tearable~ I-t i.~
concelvable t;ha~t -the pad could be profiled or perfora-ted -to permit generally transversc tear but norlllally the lransverse -tear proper-t:ie~s will be proviAed by e~:-ther -the backirlg layer or the pro-tec-tive layer as described above~
5. One or bo-th layers shou]d ~be clean~.y fixlger--tearab:le, star-ting a-t any point along -the length7 in a predeterlmined transverse d.irection. Preferably -this is achieved by per~ora-tions whether coaxial or no-t -through one or more layers~
or by profiling one or bo-th surfaces of one or more layers~ or by a combina-tion of bo-th, all as explained in more detail below~
It is known -to perfora-te, for example, a-t least the backing layer o:~ a surgical dressing~ so that it is permeable -to air and water vapour and allows -the wound to heal more~ rapi(lLy. It :is also known to pigment and profile the back of a dresslng, so as -to ma-tch rnore closely -the surface appearance of the skin. I-t is moreover known to provide a con-tinuous s-trip o~ material wi-th a spaced succession o~ cu-ts (e.g.
British Pa.-tent Specifica-t:ion 536206) or edge sli-ts (UOS.
Patent 2508855) to facilita-te teari.ng of predetermined unit port;ions as -thereby defined. However, -the present invention, whi.le capab:Le of ach:i.evi.ng the aclvan-l;ages of these l:`ea~tures~
is dis-tinct ~rom all of -them. Thus, perfora-l;ions in or profiling of a dressing have not hither-to been sha.ped and arranged -to ~acilitate clean finger--tear at any aesired point, while de-ta.chment of predetermined units means tha-t each strip can only provide one sor-t of dressing instead of a~l di~feren-t sor-ts as desired.
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According to the invention there is pre~erably pro-vided, through one or more layers, parallel transvexse rows o~
perforations~ whereby a tear propayates along such a row, such rows preferably extending across the strip at right angles to the edges.
Such perforations may be the interstices of a netted material constitutiny at least one of said layers. Suitably netted materials are those produced by melt-embossing (i.e.
s~multaneously profiling and solidifying a molten film of poly-mer) with subsequent stretching into a net of the desired degreeof openness, especially when the net is not highly stretched and separated. Numerous patents and puhlications describe such a technique, which has been known for almost twenty ~ears and particular reference is made -to our ~anadian Paten-t No.
1,068,860 and British Patent No. 1,495,151.
Such perforations can alternatively be pierced through the material. ~he perforations may in this latter case be elongated slits or may be holes (i.e. possessing width as well as length). In this latter case they can be round, but are preferably rectilinear e.g. s~uare or rhomboidal so that ready tear kakes place at their corners. If rectilinear e.g. square they are preferably arranged with their sides at an angle e.g.
45~ to the sides of the tape.
By suitable spacing of the rows it can be arranged that clean finger-tearability is pro~ided at an angle to the basic transverse finger-tearability. Longitudinal finger-tearability is most generally desirable in this secondary role, but tear in other directions e.g. 30, 45~ or 60~ to the transverse tear is also possible.
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It is gen~rally -to ~e expected~ howe-ver -the per:Eoratiorls are :Eormed9 that th~.r e will be Erom 5 -to 250 perLorations per inch along each transverse row: 10 to 50 being preferred and 15 to 30 being most pre:Eerable. If slits are provided these flgures may be lower according -to the lengths oE the slits.
Pre:Eerably the spacing of -the rows is similar~ and indeed a square grid pa-t-tern of perforation is valu.akle.
Alte~na-tl~ely, one or more layers m~y ~e profiled on one or bo-th surfaces in a pattern exhibiting transverse lines of weakness~ whereby- a tear propaga-tes along such a line of wea~ness.
The tervm "pro:Eiled~ :i.s intencled to be unders-tood :i.n its broades-t sense as meaning that -the layer has a non~-srnooth ou-ter surface having pro-trusions or depressions arranged so as -to provide said -transversely extending lines of weakness.
Thus, -the layer may have transversely extending rows of protrusions or depressions formed in 1-ts surface.
Preferably5 the pro:Eiling is a pa-t-tern of continuous parallel grooves extending across the width of -the s-trip, usually at 90 to -the edges, bu-t i-t can be con-tinuous parallel rows o~
separa-le depressions and/or pro-t~usions.
If it is desired -to faciliate longitvdinal finger--tearabili-ty, a film having on one side a se-t o~ parallel -transversf grooves and on -the o-ther side a se-t of parallel longi-tudina grooves is possible as orle of -the layers according to the inven-tion. In such an ins-tance -the longi-tudinal grooves are preferably primary (iOe. wider than the transverse grooves).
For cxample, -the longi-tudinal groo~es can be spaced a-t from 50 to 150 grooves per inch, preferably from 70 -to 120 e.g. at 100 grooves per lnch. The -transverse grooves can be spaced a-t 150 to 350 grooves per inch e.g. 220 -to 280 for ex~m2:le at -7- ~
. 5 250 grooves per lnch. The thickness of the !filrn will generally be su.cn that -the grooves of the two sets of parallel grooves, located on opposl-te sides of the ~ilm, pene-trate so tha-t the bases of the grooves leave only a thin split-table membrane between them.
Alternatively again, one or more layers, if made o~ polymer as is usually the case, may be transv-ersely oriented to provide lines of weakness, typically achieved by stretching the film by 100-200.
Most preferably, however, a combination of the abo~e three expedien-ts ~perfora-tion, profiling, orienta-tion) is preferred, and most preferred is a combination o~
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per:~o.ra-t:ion e-~d p:ro:~:iling with cont'~uous grooves on one sur~ace since this, in addi-tion io fac~ ta-ting transverce ~inger~-tearabili-ty a-t any point 9 gi~es good air and moisture perrlleabili-ty and a Tnore pleasing ex-ternal appea:rance when -the per~orations are -throl~gh, and the profiling is on~ -the back o~ -the bac:king l.ayer.
It will be apparent -tha-t ~hile l-t :is possi~le -to provide transverse finger~tearability only in the covering layer, i-t ls much pre:~erred :~or the backing layer to be so provided, and is fur-the~r preferred :for bo-th layers to be s() provided whether in the same, sirni.lar or di~:~eren-t :Eashiorls. .
The .protective layer C~l be a woverl or non-woven or fel-ted i~abric material or can consist of a paper. I-t is usually provided with a release coa-ting to perrllit ready detachment f:rom the adhesive layer and may f'or cheapness in manu~acture be iden-tical wi-th -the backing la~rer. It may 'be o~ the same width as -the 'backing layer (that is to say, the edges may 'be in ali.gnrnen-t) but it is advantageous i:~ i-t is somewha-t wider than -the 'backing layer since then a protruding margin is presen-ted for gripping -the pro-tecti~e layer and removing i-t.
The shape of -the cover layer is an importan-t subsidiary ~ea-ture of -the presen-t invention. In a simple form i-t can ex-tend as a single layer from one edge of the composi-te s-trip to the other, loosely adhered -to the adhesive a-t either side and ex-tending over the pad in the mlddle~ However, it is perhaps rnore ~aluable if it is formed as -two par-ts one extending in ~rom one edge over t.he pad and the other _g_ extending in from the other edge over the pad and with the two inner edges overlapping.
The overlapcan bea simple overlap or can itself be folded back to one side or the other as is customary with current first aid dressings. In this invention the overlap need not be located over the pad, and if to one side can facilitate a good grip on all layers prior to finger-tearing.
According to the presentinventLon it is also valuable if a single layer of protective covering is provided which, over the pad, is folded back on itself as described in more aetail below. This excess portion can he torn off prior to use to provide two parts of a protective layer for removal and manipulation of the dressing as is customary with the first aid dressing.
It is even possible to fold over, as the cover layer, a free margin of t.he backing ]ayer, especially when the strip has longitudinal finger-tearability as well as transverse tearability.
The adhesive layer covers one sur~ace of the backing layer. It can cover the surface in an uninterrupted fashion or it can be located thereon in a pattern of lines or dots whether randomly located or arranged in some pattern. More-over, any pharmacologically acceptable adhesive which is capable of adhering to the skin on the applica~ion of pressure can be used. A man skilled in the art will be ac-quaintea with the nature of suitable adhesives and with a general pattern of their application, and this feature it-self does not constitute part of the present invention.
A wide range of polymeric material can be used for the backing layer or cover layer but polyolefins or polyamides are particularly valu~able especially if presented as a non-homogeneous blend. For example a blend of high density - 10 -- : ' ~ g~
polyethylene with polys-tyrene with polystyrene in amounts of from 70:30 to 95:5 by weight is valuable in this context.
The ~ilm used for the backing where not already per~orated can op-tionally be somewhat stretched prior to use since this improves the finger-tearability and gives minute orifices in the film to provide air and moisture vapour transmission. Such a degree of transverse stretch can be up to 300% of the original width, but preferably it is only up to 150% for example 120%. Generally speaking longitudinal stretch is not strictly necessary but possibly a small amount e.g. up to 150% can be used to set the strip and facilitate rolling during manufac-ture.
The protective layer can as discussed above be generally similar in nature to the backing layer. Elowever, slightly easier tear is often desirable and thus a sirnilar film to that described above but possessing a surface between 50 and 150 grooves per inch (for example lO0 grooves per inch on each side) is valuable.
In both the backing and the protective layer the groove shape is not critical. Usually a V-shaped groove is used but a groove with a flat base is also possible.
The invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
FIGURE 1 shows in perspective form a prior art first aid dressing;
FIGURE 2a and 2d show cross-sections of composite strips according to the invention;
FIGURE 3 shows a "~utterfly" dressing which can be readily produced from the composite strip according to the invention; and ~ `IGURES 4a and 4b show products other than medical dressings within tha scope of the invention.
Fi~ure 1 shows in perspective form a discrete first aid dressing, the component layers o~ which are much exaggerated in thickness for the purposes of illustration.
The first aid dressing consists of a backing layer 1, an adhesive layer 2 over the surface thereof, and a cover layer in two parts 3a and 3b attached to the adhesive layer in a removable fashion. The cover layers 3a and 3_ are at their central portions overlapped as shown at 4 and cover a pad 5 adhered to the adhesive layer 2 and itself having a cover net 6.
To apply such a first aid dressing the two portions of the cover layer 3a and 3b, where they overlap at 4, are taken one in each hand be-tween the finger and thumb, opened back to expose the absorbent pad, and used to manipulate the dressing over the pad into contact with the skin with the minimum of fingering of the dressing surface.
Figures 2a and 2b, whereopposite, are labelled with the same reference numerals as the prior art o~ Figure 1. :
In Figure 2a the protective cover is shown as a single lea~ 3 which is peeled off from one end to the other of the dressing after this is torn from a continuous strip.
In a first embodiment of the strip shown in Figure 2a -the `
backing layer 1 consists of a polymer blend of 85% high density polyethylene and 15% polystyrene by weight provided with longitudinal grooves packed at 100 to the transverse inch all ~-shaped in cross section to leave generally similar rib members between them, the backing being provided on the other surface with generally transverse grooves at a spacing of 250 to the inch. The layer is subjected to a 160% transverse stretch to orient ito The cover layer 3 is somewhat similar except that both the longitudinal and transverse grooves are ~ ~ .
spaced at 100 to the inch. Such a material tears straight across, through the backing layer, adhesive, pad, cover and protective layer to provide a dressing of any desired width~
In an alternative embodiment of the strip of Figure 2a, the backing layer 1 consists of a 0.004" thick film formed o~ an ethylene/vinyl acetate film and coat,ed with 30 to 40 grammes per square metre of an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive. The layer is perforated with substantially circular holes according to a square grid pattern of 25 holes per linear inch. The cover layer 3 carries a release coating and can either be a similar perforated (or unperforated) material, or a 100-100 grooved film as above. The backing layer 1 shows good air and moisture permeability and good conformability to a non-flat surface; -the dressing moreover tears equally well in a transverse or longitudinal direction once such a tear has been initiated.
The pad 5 is formed ofacarboxylated butadienestyrene latex, cross-linked with ~inc oxide.
Figure 2b shows a similar section to 'Figure 2a, the only differences being that the protective layer is again shown in two portions 3a and 3b and that these portions over-lap the edges of the strip 1 to provide easy gripping between finger and thumb for removal. The portions 3a and 3_ are shown as having a simple overlap in the central region of the pad.
Figure 2c shows a section through a continuous strip which is very closely analogous to the section through -the discrete first aid dressings alr~ady known. I'he difference is o~ course that such dressings can be torn to any desired width from a continuous length o~' composite strip material by virtue of the various profiling of the component parts of the strip. The overlap portion need not be positioned over .X
the pad; displacing it to one side allows it to be gripped readily prior to finger-tearing.
Figure 2d shows how the same materials, profiled in the same fashion, can be used in such a way that the protective layer is folded back on itself at 7 where it over-lies the pad. This particular embodiment has the advantage that the folded back portion 7 can ke torn off longitudinally (in relation to the composite strip) thus leaving a structure somewhat as shown in Figure 2c. Indeed, -this can be done even more simply merely by opening out the folded over portion and simultaneously tearing the cover layer in half at this portion while peeling it back to either end of the dressing.
Figure 3 shows in plan form a portion of a dressing torn from a continuous strip. In this Figure the protective cover has been removed, and the dressing exhibits its adhesive surface 2 and the pad cover 6. The square portions 8 torn out of each side enable a dressing of this shape to be applied to a digit for example, to cover a cut on the end of a finger and thus constitute a so-called "butterfly" dressing.
Because of the profiling of the backing and of the protective layer the straight edges of the portions 8 can readily be obtained by tearing without the use of scissors.
E'igure 4a shows diagrammatically how a central backing layer 9 coated on each surface wi-th adhesive 10 and provided top and bot-tom with a protective layer 11 can con-stitute the composite strip of the invention. Needless to say, the various protective layers 11 can be formulated so as to overlap e.g. as shown in Figures 2a and 2d. Such a double sided adhesive strip can be used for a variety of medical uses (e.g. fixing coleostomy bags~ for industrial and domestic uses (e.g. attachment o~ advertising literature to a wall or like surface). As before, either the backing layer of the covering layers or both can be suitably profi~ed to give the finger-tearability properties according to the lnvention.
Figure 4b shows a further :~orm of medical ~roduct which can be formulated within the scope of the present invention. In this, the layer 12, which can be thought,of as the backing layer, is bulky and fibrous, and there are provided two separate strips of adhesi~e`inaterial at 13 and 14. The cover layer 15 extends to cover both strips and one surface of the fibrous layer. In such a case the cover layer 15 can be relatively heavy andbe profiled so that its tear characterisitics dominate those of the whole composite. Thus a strip of absorbent material of indeterminate length can be torn into desired sizes and, when the protective layer :L5 is removed, adhered e.g. to the inner side of garments as a sanitary towel or disposable diaper pad.
Primarily the invention is concerned wi-th surgical dressings or :f`irst aid dressingsS bu-t it is also concerned with other medical or personal hygiene products and may have wider appllcability to adhesive -tape products genexally such as masking tape or doub~e~sided adhesive tape.
When adhesive-coated s-trip ma-l,erial is provided in roll ~or~ there is sometimes dif~iculty in separat:ing individu.al portions for use. Usually these por-tions are cut o~f e.g. by u,sing scissors or -toxn of:~ by pulling over a sera-l,ed edge which providcs per:~ora-tions. The di~flcu-l-ty o:f: separa-ting inclivi.dual port:Lorls is par-ticularly noticeabl.e wi-th polymer ~o:i~
substra-tes slnce -these are commonly longi-tudinally oriented and thus resis-t transverse -tear.
In the medical :Eie]d, where the presen-t invention is of primary u-tility, it is lcnown to provide surgical strapping tape in a roll and cut ~rom -thi.s roll o~ tape cove.red a-t one side with adhesive a desired length of ma-terial usin~ scissors.
This is suitable in a cli.nic or surge:ry where the material is constan-tly in use, but in the home where a dressi-ng is only required occasionally it is felt more -to be more convenient and hygienic to provide first aid dressings of various sizes in ~5 the :~orm o~ discrete pieces e.g. in a -tin or box.
The present inven-tion provides a composi-te s-trip ma-terial comprising at least a backing layer, an adhesive layer on a surface thereo~ and a removable protec-tive layer ...
over and CoJ~taCting and peelably ~.dhcren-t -to a-t leclst p~It O:r the adhesi.~e :Layer; wnerein each la~er is finger---tearable ancl wherein at :leas-t one layer is cleanly :Einger -l;earab~Le from any poin-t along its leng-th ln a prede-ter~ined transverse direc-tion, thereby -to inEluence and ~acilita-te such transverse tear o:E an~
other layers present in a like cle~11y ~inger---tearable mann.er to provide clearly de:Eined separate un..its oE any desired size.
Usually, al-though no-t necessarily~ the material is provided as a :Eolded leng-th; i-t may al-ter.natively be provided as a roll o:E ma-terial.
The term "cleanl.y finger--tearablet~ means -that -the ma-terial can be grasped be-tween :Ei.ngcr and t~.lumb on one side of a des:i.red tear line and between t.he Ei.nger and -thumb oE -the o-ther hand on the other side of the d.esired ~tear line~ and -t;o~n in a s-tral.gh-t well-de:Eined line giving clear torn-~ ~ ; by bending the grasped ma-terial in opposi.-te direc-tions out o.-E i.ts plane and -thereafter con-ti.nuing -this -tearing movemen-tO The tearing ac-tion is like -tearing a shee-t oE paper.
According -to -the invention such conposi-te material, provided a-t least one layer is programmed -to provide such tear, -tears cleanly across bo-th or all. layers :I.n.-to uni.ts (such as dressings, pads~ labe~s~ adhesive patches) which are subs-tantially larger than any -tear programming and which could indeed be subdivided, by -tearing, i~ a high nu.~ber oE cleanly divided sub uni-ts9 I-t is no-t -to be confused wi-th separa-ting from a roll pre-cut or pre-scored ~litS of predetelmined uniEorm sizes, which are -themselves indivisible.
The terrll "s-trip" of mal,erial oovcrs any longituclillall~
ex-ten~:;ng shaped area of matcrial and especially as a sheet t wllich is divisible in-to elonga-te por-tions -themselves -tearable as described above.
Exac-t analysis of what, happens dur:ing tearing a sheet of mater:ial is complex. There is a dis-tinc-tlon -to be dra-~l between "-transverse -tear" and l'trouser~leg -tear". In -the ~ormer, -the shee-t i5 separately clamped in i-ts plane over -the whole area to ei-ther side of the parting line, and the separa-te clamps are moved apart. Eventually9 the rnaterial tears~ -the force needed depending on whether or not the tear is a propaga-tion of an initial edge-no-tch. ln -the :La-tter, a s-trip oE material is torn away frorn the plane of the remaining ma-terial~ ei-ther with a progressively mo~rlng point of application ge-t-ting farther from the shee-t (and hence exer-ting less con-trol over the ' line of -tear) or with a s-tationary point of appllca-tion, e.g.
; over a roller at the surface of the shee-t. Moreover9 the ; magnitude and uniformity of applied forces and separation speeds also affect the outcome.
, Finger--tearing of a shee-t of material combines elements o~ transverse -tear (in -tha-t -the two par-ts of -the shee-t may be separa-ted relatively to -their position ontheir ini-tial plane, and the actual gripping areas of thumb and finger are no-t negligible) and "-trouse leg" -tear~ modlfied in tha-t -the position of -thllmb and finger can change as the tear progresses.
Whatever -the reason9 we have folmd -that -the clean ~inger--tear across bo-th or all layers :is a surprising and novel e~ec-t. Moreover~ -the force required, as described more .
fully below, is not merely additive of the force required for each separate layer.
In a simple form of the invention both the backing layer and the protective layer are independently cleanly finger-tearable in the predetermined transverse direction as above. However, the invention can also be operated ~hen only one of these layers is tearable in this way provided that this said one layer is dominant, although it may be slightly more difficult to tear the strip in such an instance.
In the present invention the composite strip is tear-able lnto individual medlcal or surgical dressings and consists essentially of the backing layer with the said adhesive layer on one surface thereof; means defining at least one operative zone adhered to the said surface of the backing layer said zone being narrower than and parallel to the edges of the bac]cing layer; and a protective cover layer, at least as wide as the backing layer contacting and peelably adherent to at least part of the adhesive layer.
The operative zone, which may be visible or not apparent to the eye, can for instance be a zone of bactericidal material or other medicament and is an absorbent zone, and in particular the zone, is an elongate tearable pad extending along a generally central zone of the strip as a narrow strip.
Optionally, the pad can be provided with an upper cover layer of for example, a net. The pad can be made of gauze or a foamed polymeric product and we have found that a styrene-butadiene foam rubber layer is useful. Once again, the nature of the pad itself is not of primary importance to the ~ - 4 -~ ,n~5 2 inventLorl~ a~ ollgh it sllould be reac~i:l.y tearable~ I-t i.~
concelvable t;ha~t -the pad could be profiled or perfora-ted -to permit generally transversc tear but norlllally the lransverse -tear proper-t:ie~s will be proviAed by e~:-ther -the backirlg layer or the pro-tec-tive layer as described above~
5. One or bo-th layers shou]d ~be clean~.y fixlger--tearab:le, star-ting a-t any point along -the length7 in a predeterlmined transverse d.irection. Preferably -this is achieved by per~ora-tions whether coaxial or no-t -through one or more layers~
or by profiling one or bo-th surfaces of one or more layers~ or by a combina-tion of bo-th, all as explained in more detail below~
It is known -to perfora-te, for example, a-t least the backing layer o:~ a surgical dressing~ so that it is permeable -to air and water vapour and allows -the wound to heal more~ rapi(lLy. It :is also known to pigment and profile the back of a dresslng, so as -to ma-tch rnore closely -the surface appearance of the skin. I-t is moreover known to provide a con-tinuous s-trip o~ material wi-th a spaced succession o~ cu-ts (e.g.
British Pa.-tent Specifica-t:ion 536206) or edge sli-ts (UOS.
Patent 2508855) to facilita-te teari.ng of predetermined unit port;ions as -thereby defined. However, -the present invention, whi.le capab:Le of ach:i.evi.ng the aclvan-l;ages of these l:`ea~tures~
is dis-tinct ~rom all of -them. Thus, perfora-l;ions in or profiling of a dressing have not hither-to been sha.ped and arranged -to ~acilitate clean finger--tear at any aesired point, while de-ta.chment of predetermined units means tha-t each strip can only provide one sor-t of dressing instead of a~l di~feren-t sor-ts as desired.
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According to the invention there is pre~erably pro-vided, through one or more layers, parallel transvexse rows o~
perforations~ whereby a tear propayates along such a row, such rows preferably extending across the strip at right angles to the edges.
Such perforations may be the interstices of a netted material constitutiny at least one of said layers. Suitably netted materials are those produced by melt-embossing (i.e.
s~multaneously profiling and solidifying a molten film of poly-mer) with subsequent stretching into a net of the desired degreeof openness, especially when the net is not highly stretched and separated. Numerous patents and puhlications describe such a technique, which has been known for almost twenty ~ears and particular reference is made -to our ~anadian Paten-t No.
1,068,860 and British Patent No. 1,495,151.
Such perforations can alternatively be pierced through the material. ~he perforations may in this latter case be elongated slits or may be holes (i.e. possessing width as well as length). In this latter case they can be round, but are preferably rectilinear e.g. s~uare or rhomboidal so that ready tear kakes place at their corners. If rectilinear e.g. square they are preferably arranged with their sides at an angle e.g.
45~ to the sides of the tape.
By suitable spacing of the rows it can be arranged that clean finger-tearability is pro~ided at an angle to the basic transverse finger-tearability. Longitudinal finger-tearability is most generally desirable in this secondary role, but tear in other directions e.g. 30, 45~ or 60~ to the transverse tear is also possible.
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It is gen~rally -to ~e expected~ howe-ver -the per:Eoratiorls are :Eormed9 that th~.r e will be Erom 5 -to 250 perLorations per inch along each transverse row: 10 to 50 being preferred and 15 to 30 being most pre:Eerable. If slits are provided these flgures may be lower according -to the lengths oE the slits.
Pre:Eerably the spacing of -the rows is similar~ and indeed a square grid pa-t-tern of perforation is valu.akle.
Alte~na-tl~ely, one or more layers m~y ~e profiled on one or bo-th surfaces in a pattern exhibiting transverse lines of weakness~ whereby- a tear propaga-tes along such a line of wea~ness.
The tervm "pro:Eiled~ :i.s intencled to be unders-tood :i.n its broades-t sense as meaning that -the layer has a non~-srnooth ou-ter surface having pro-trusions or depressions arranged so as -to provide said -transversely extending lines of weakness.
Thus, -the layer may have transversely extending rows of protrusions or depressions formed in 1-ts surface.
Preferably5 the pro:Eiling is a pa-t-tern of continuous parallel grooves extending across the width of -the s-trip, usually at 90 to -the edges, bu-t i-t can be con-tinuous parallel rows o~
separa-le depressions and/or pro-t~usions.
If it is desired -to faciliate longitvdinal finger--tearabili-ty, a film having on one side a se-t o~ parallel -transversf grooves and on -the o-ther side a se-t of parallel longi-tudina grooves is possible as orle of -the layers according to the inven-tion. In such an ins-tance -the longi-tudinal grooves are preferably primary (iOe. wider than the transverse grooves).
For cxample, -the longi-tudinal groo~es can be spaced a-t from 50 to 150 grooves per inch, preferably from 70 -to 120 e.g. at 100 grooves per lnch. The -transverse grooves can be spaced a-t 150 to 350 grooves per inch e.g. 220 -to 280 for ex~m2:le at -7- ~
. 5 250 grooves per lnch. The thickness of the !filrn will generally be su.cn that -the grooves of the two sets of parallel grooves, located on opposl-te sides of the ~ilm, pene-trate so tha-t the bases of the grooves leave only a thin split-table membrane between them.
Alternatively again, one or more layers, if made o~ polymer as is usually the case, may be transv-ersely oriented to provide lines of weakness, typically achieved by stretching the film by 100-200.
Most preferably, however, a combination of the abo~e three expedien-ts ~perfora-tion, profiling, orienta-tion) is preferred, and most preferred is a combination o~
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per:~o.ra-t:ion e-~d p:ro:~:iling with cont'~uous grooves on one sur~ace since this, in addi-tion io fac~ ta-ting transverce ~inger~-tearabili-ty a-t any point 9 gi~es good air and moisture perrlleabili-ty and a Tnore pleasing ex-ternal appea:rance when -the per~orations are -throl~gh, and the profiling is on~ -the back o~ -the bac:king l.ayer.
It will be apparent -tha-t ~hile l-t :is possi~le -to provide transverse finger~tearability only in the covering layer, i-t ls much pre:~erred :~or the backing layer to be so provided, and is fur-the~r preferred :for bo-th layers to be s() provided whether in the same, sirni.lar or di~:~eren-t :Eashiorls. .
The .protective layer C~l be a woverl or non-woven or fel-ted i~abric material or can consist of a paper. I-t is usually provided with a release coa-ting to perrllit ready detachment f:rom the adhesive layer and may f'or cheapness in manu~acture be iden-tical wi-th -the backing la~rer. It may 'be o~ the same width as -the 'backing layer (that is to say, the edges may 'be in ali.gnrnen-t) but it is advantageous i:~ i-t is somewha-t wider than -the 'backing layer since then a protruding margin is presen-ted for gripping -the pro-tecti~e layer and removing i-t.
The shape of -the cover layer is an importan-t subsidiary ~ea-ture of -the presen-t invention. In a simple form i-t can ex-tend as a single layer from one edge of the composi-te s-trip to the other, loosely adhered -to the adhesive a-t either side and ex-tending over the pad in the mlddle~ However, it is perhaps rnore ~aluable if it is formed as -two par-ts one extending in ~rom one edge over t.he pad and the other _g_ extending in from the other edge over the pad and with the two inner edges overlapping.
The overlapcan bea simple overlap or can itself be folded back to one side or the other as is customary with current first aid dressings. In this invention the overlap need not be located over the pad, and if to one side can facilitate a good grip on all layers prior to finger-tearing.
According to the presentinventLon it is also valuable if a single layer of protective covering is provided which, over the pad, is folded back on itself as described in more aetail below. This excess portion can he torn off prior to use to provide two parts of a protective layer for removal and manipulation of the dressing as is customary with the first aid dressing.
It is even possible to fold over, as the cover layer, a free margin of t.he backing ]ayer, especially when the strip has longitudinal finger-tearability as well as transverse tearability.
The adhesive layer covers one sur~ace of the backing layer. It can cover the surface in an uninterrupted fashion or it can be located thereon in a pattern of lines or dots whether randomly located or arranged in some pattern. More-over, any pharmacologically acceptable adhesive which is capable of adhering to the skin on the applica~ion of pressure can be used. A man skilled in the art will be ac-quaintea with the nature of suitable adhesives and with a general pattern of their application, and this feature it-self does not constitute part of the present invention.
A wide range of polymeric material can be used for the backing layer or cover layer but polyolefins or polyamides are particularly valu~able especially if presented as a non-homogeneous blend. For example a blend of high density - 10 -- : ' ~ g~
polyethylene with polys-tyrene with polystyrene in amounts of from 70:30 to 95:5 by weight is valuable in this context.
The ~ilm used for the backing where not already per~orated can op-tionally be somewhat stretched prior to use since this improves the finger-tearability and gives minute orifices in the film to provide air and moisture vapour transmission. Such a degree of transverse stretch can be up to 300% of the original width, but preferably it is only up to 150% for example 120%. Generally speaking longitudinal stretch is not strictly necessary but possibly a small amount e.g. up to 150% can be used to set the strip and facilitate rolling during manufac-ture.
The protective layer can as discussed above be generally similar in nature to the backing layer. Elowever, slightly easier tear is often desirable and thus a sirnilar film to that described above but possessing a surface between 50 and 150 grooves per inch (for example lO0 grooves per inch on each side) is valuable.
In both the backing and the protective layer the groove shape is not critical. Usually a V-shaped groove is used but a groove with a flat base is also possible.
The invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
FIGURE 1 shows in perspective form a prior art first aid dressing;
FIGURE 2a and 2d show cross-sections of composite strips according to the invention;
FIGURE 3 shows a "~utterfly" dressing which can be readily produced from the composite strip according to the invention; and ~ `IGURES 4a and 4b show products other than medical dressings within tha scope of the invention.
Fi~ure 1 shows in perspective form a discrete first aid dressing, the component layers o~ which are much exaggerated in thickness for the purposes of illustration.
The first aid dressing consists of a backing layer 1, an adhesive layer 2 over the surface thereof, and a cover layer in two parts 3a and 3b attached to the adhesive layer in a removable fashion. The cover layers 3a and 3_ are at their central portions overlapped as shown at 4 and cover a pad 5 adhered to the adhesive layer 2 and itself having a cover net 6.
To apply such a first aid dressing the two portions of the cover layer 3a and 3b, where they overlap at 4, are taken one in each hand be-tween the finger and thumb, opened back to expose the absorbent pad, and used to manipulate the dressing over the pad into contact with the skin with the minimum of fingering of the dressing surface.
Figures 2a and 2b, whereopposite, are labelled with the same reference numerals as the prior art o~ Figure 1. :
In Figure 2a the protective cover is shown as a single lea~ 3 which is peeled off from one end to the other of the dressing after this is torn from a continuous strip.
In a first embodiment of the strip shown in Figure 2a -the `
backing layer 1 consists of a polymer blend of 85% high density polyethylene and 15% polystyrene by weight provided with longitudinal grooves packed at 100 to the transverse inch all ~-shaped in cross section to leave generally similar rib members between them, the backing being provided on the other surface with generally transverse grooves at a spacing of 250 to the inch. The layer is subjected to a 160% transverse stretch to orient ito The cover layer 3 is somewhat similar except that both the longitudinal and transverse grooves are ~ ~ .
spaced at 100 to the inch. Such a material tears straight across, through the backing layer, adhesive, pad, cover and protective layer to provide a dressing of any desired width~
In an alternative embodiment of the strip of Figure 2a, the backing layer 1 consists of a 0.004" thick film formed o~ an ethylene/vinyl acetate film and coat,ed with 30 to 40 grammes per square metre of an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive. The layer is perforated with substantially circular holes according to a square grid pattern of 25 holes per linear inch. The cover layer 3 carries a release coating and can either be a similar perforated (or unperforated) material, or a 100-100 grooved film as above. The backing layer 1 shows good air and moisture permeability and good conformability to a non-flat surface; -the dressing moreover tears equally well in a transverse or longitudinal direction once such a tear has been initiated.
The pad 5 is formed ofacarboxylated butadienestyrene latex, cross-linked with ~inc oxide.
Figure 2b shows a similar section to 'Figure 2a, the only differences being that the protective layer is again shown in two portions 3a and 3b and that these portions over-lap the edges of the strip 1 to provide easy gripping between finger and thumb for removal. The portions 3a and 3_ are shown as having a simple overlap in the central region of the pad.
Figure 2c shows a section through a continuous strip which is very closely analogous to the section through -the discrete first aid dressings alr~ady known. I'he difference is o~ course that such dressings can be torn to any desired width from a continuous length o~' composite strip material by virtue of the various profiling of the component parts of the strip. The overlap portion need not be positioned over .X
the pad; displacing it to one side allows it to be gripped readily prior to finger-tearing.
Figure 2d shows how the same materials, profiled in the same fashion, can be used in such a way that the protective layer is folded back on itself at 7 where it over-lies the pad. This particular embodiment has the advantage that the folded back portion 7 can ke torn off longitudinally (in relation to the composite strip) thus leaving a structure somewhat as shown in Figure 2c. Indeed, -this can be done even more simply merely by opening out the folded over portion and simultaneously tearing the cover layer in half at this portion while peeling it back to either end of the dressing.
Figure 3 shows in plan form a portion of a dressing torn from a continuous strip. In this Figure the protective cover has been removed, and the dressing exhibits its adhesive surface 2 and the pad cover 6. The square portions 8 torn out of each side enable a dressing of this shape to be applied to a digit for example, to cover a cut on the end of a finger and thus constitute a so-called "butterfly" dressing.
Because of the profiling of the backing and of the protective layer the straight edges of the portions 8 can readily be obtained by tearing without the use of scissors.
E'igure 4a shows diagrammatically how a central backing layer 9 coated on each surface wi-th adhesive 10 and provided top and bot-tom with a protective layer 11 can con-stitute the composite strip of the invention. Needless to say, the various protective layers 11 can be formulated so as to overlap e.g. as shown in Figures 2a and 2d. Such a double sided adhesive strip can be used for a variety of medical uses (e.g. fixing coleostomy bags~ for industrial and domestic uses (e.g. attachment o~ advertising literature to a wall or like surface). As before, either the backing layer of the covering layers or both can be suitably profi~ed to give the finger-tearability properties according to the lnvention.
Figure 4b shows a further :~orm of medical ~roduct which can be formulated within the scope of the present invention. In this, the layer 12, which can be thought,of as the backing layer, is bulky and fibrous, and there are provided two separate strips of adhesi~e`inaterial at 13 and 14. The cover layer 15 extends to cover both strips and one surface of the fibrous layer. In such a case the cover layer 15 can be relatively heavy andbe profiled so that its tear characterisitics dominate those of the whole composite. Thus a strip of absorbent material of indeterminate length can be torn into desired sizes and, when the protective layer :L5 is removed, adhered e.g. to the inner side of garments as a sanitary towel or disposable diaper pad.
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PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A composite strip of material tearable into individual medical or surgical dressings comprising a backing layer, an adhesive layer on a surface thereof, an elongate absorbent pad adhered to said surface of the backing layer extending along a central zone thereof the said zone being narrower and parallel to the edges of the backing layer and a removable protective layer contacting and peelably adherent to at least part of the adhesive layer: wherein each layer is finger tearable and wherein at least one layer is cleanly finger tearable from any point along its length in a predetermined transverse direction thereby to result in a transverse tear of any other layers present in a like cleanly finger tearable manner.
2. A composite strip as claimed in claim 1 in which both the backing layer and the protective layer are independently cleanly finger-tearable in the predetermined transverse direction.
3. A composite strip as claimed in claim 1 or wherein the pad is a foamed polymeric product.
4. A composite strip as claimed in claim l wherein the pad is a styrene-butadiene foam rubber layer.
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5. A composite strip as claimed in claim 1 which is rendered cleanly finger-tearable in the predetermined transverse direction starting from any point along its length by parallel transverse rows of perforations passing through one or more layers of the strip, whereby a tear propagates along such a row.
6. A composite strip as claimed in claim 5 wherein said rows extend at right angles to the edges.
7. A composite strip as claimed in claim 5 or 6 in which the perforations are the interstices of a netted material constituting at least one of said layers.
8. A composite strip as claimed in claim 5, in which the perforations are pierced through the material.
9. A composite strip as claimed in claim 5 or 6 wherein the perforations are in the form of elongated transverse slits.
10. A composite strip as claimed in claim 5 in which the perforations are in the form of holes possessing width as well as length.
11. A composite strip as claimed in claim 10, in which the said holes are generally circular.
12. A composite strip as claimed in claim 10, in which the said holes are rectilinear.
13. A composite strip as claimed in claim 12, in which the said holes are square with their sides at substantially 45°
to the sides of the tape.
to the sides of the tape.
14. A composite strip as claimed in claim 8 in which each row possesses from 5 to 250 perforations per inch.
15. A composite strip as claimed in claim 14, in which each row possesses from 10 to 250 perforations per inch.
16. A composite strip as claimed in claim 14, in which the rows are spaced at from 5 to 250 rows per inch.
17. A composite strip as claimed in claim 16, in which the rows are spaced at from 10 to 50 rows per inch.
18. A composite strip as claimed in claim 14, 15 or 1 in which the perforations are arranged in a square grid pattern.
19. A composite strip as claimed in claim 1 which is profiled on one or both surfaces in a pattern exhibiting trans-verse lines of weakness whereby a tear propagates along such a line of weakness.
20. A composite strip as claimed in claim 19, wherein the profiling is constituted by a pattern of continuous parallel grooves extending across the width of the strip.
21. A composite strip as claimed in claim 20, wherein such parallel grooves are provided on each surface of at least one layer and lie in intersecting directions.
22. A composite strip as claimed in claim 21, wherein one set of grooves is transverse at 90° to the edges and the other set is longitudinal.
23. A composite strip as claimed in claim 20, 21 or 22 wherein the, or at least one, set of grooves is spaced at from 50 to 150 grooves per inch.
24. A composite strip as claimed in claim 20, 21 or 22 wherein the , or at least one, set of grooves is spaced at 150 to 350 grooves per ince.
25. A composite strip as claimed in claim 19 wherein the profiling is constituted by a pattern of continuous parallel rows of protrusions and/or depressions extending across the width of the strip.
26. A composite strip as claimed in claim 1 also possessing clean finger-tearability in a predetermined longitudinal direction starting from any point across the width.
27. A composite strip as claimed in claim 26, wherein there are parallel rows of perforations and wherein the spacing between the rows is such as to confer the said longitudinal clean finger-tearability.
28. A composite strip as claimed in claim 26 or 27, in which there is a profiling of longitudinal grooves the spacing and nature of which is such as to confer longitudinal clean finger-tearability.
29. A composite strip as claimed in claim 1, 2 or 3 in which both the backing layer and the cover layer are cleanly finger-tearable in a predetermined -transverse direction.
30. A composite strip as claimed in claim 1 in which the cover layer is of the same width as the backing layer.
31. A composite strip as claimed in claim 1, 2 or 3, in which tile cover layer is wider than the backing layer to present a protruding margin for gripping the cover layer prior to removal.
32. A composite strip as claimed in claim 30, in which the cover layer is formed as two parts one extending in from each edge with the two inner edges overlapping.
33. A composite strip as claimed in claim 32, wherein the said overlapping eaves are folded back.
34. A composite strip as claimed in claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the pad has an upper cover layer of net.
35. A composite strip as claimed in claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the backing layer and/or the cover layer is a polymeric layer comprising a polyolefin or polyamide.
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