Abstract: A cable shielding tape is produced by laminating a single layer of an insulating material film which may be plastic to a conducting layer which may be of metallic foil with one edge of the conducting layer offset laterally with respect to said insulating layer, leaving a foil free edge portion of the insulating layer along one edge of the tape. This can be manufactured by laying the insulating layer tapes in a shingled formation, laminating a web of foil over the tapes and then separating the tapes each with a partial covering of the foil. The conducting layer and insulating layer are coterminous at the opposite edge and both are folded back with the conducting layer outermost.

Abstract: A shielding tape particularly designed for CATV cable in which a single conductor is surrounded by insulation which is in turn wrapped by the tape comprises a laminate base tape of a conducting foil and a non-conducting plastic film. The base tape is folded along two fold lines spaced by slightly less than half the width of the base tape with the foil outermost at each of the folds and the edges of the base tape overlapping. A bonding layer can be applied on the side of the folded tape with the overlapping edges. An additional narrow J-fold can be applied along one edge to provide additional contact between the foil at the overlap. The continuous extent of the foil around the full periphery of the tape provides an improved "slot free" shielding effect.

Abstract: A cable shielding tape is produced by laminating a single layer of an insulating material film which may be plastic to a conducting layer which may be of metallic foil with one edge of the conducting layer offset laterally with respect to said insulating layer, leaving a foil free edge portion of the insulating layer along one edge of the tape. This can be manufactured by laying the insulating layer tapes in a shingled formation, laminating a web of foil over the tapes and then separating the tapes each with a partial covering of the foil. The conducting layer and insulating layer are coterminous at the opposite edge and both are folded back with the conducting layer outermost.

Abstract: A narrow tape of polyester or other suitable plastic for use as a tear tape in the packaging industry slit from a wide web of the material, is coated wholly on one side and preferably at the edges with a suitable release material. Downstream of the slitting the tape is printed on the other side, then coated over the printing with a suitable pressure sensitive adhesive, said coating width being narrower than the width of the tape covering the printing and spaced from both side edges of the tape to avoid pick-off onto tape guide surfaces. The tape is then wound onto a core with both radial and axial traversing movements. The tape is then supplied to the packaging line preformed with adhesive to avoid on-line adhesive applications.

Abstract: A cable shielding tape is produced by laminating a single layer of an insulating material film which may be plastic to a conducting layer which may be of metallic foil with the conducting layer offset laterally with respect to said insulating layer, leaving an overhanging portion of the insulating layer along one edge of the tape and a similar overhanging portion of the conducting layer along the opposite edge of the tape. This overhanging portion is then folded over the edge of the insulating layer and bonded to the opposite surface thereof. In an alternative arrangement the conducting layer and insulating layer are coterminous at the opposite edge and both are folded back with the conducting layer outermost.

Abstract: Tape is wound into a package by traversing the winding position along a cylindrical core such that the winding position is intermittently and repeatedly halted at a plurality of positions arranged axially of the core so that at each position the tape is wound spirally following which the winding position is traversed to the next adjacent position. The spirals comprise at least one turn and more of the winding time is spent in forming spirals than in traversing between spirals. The spacing between the positions is such that the spirals do not overlap and such that the gap between the spirals is less than the width of the tape. The number of spirals wound at each position is insufficient to cause a step which interferes with traverse back to the position. Control of the traverse movement can be achieved either electronically by a pulse counter connected to the package support shaft or electro-magnetically by a control drum driven from the package support shaft.