Abstract: A wrapping film housing carton of a long type for housing a rolled wrapping film therein, comprising at least cutting means for cutting the wrapping film after drawing out the wrapping film through an opening provided in a longitudinal direction of the carton and a film holding section for preventing the end of the wrapping film after cutting from being rewound into the carton, the film holding section comprising a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of a cured product of a composition containing a polyurethane prepolymer. This constitution enables the film holding section to be formed by printing. The wrapping film housing carton has good and stable wrapping film holding properties and non-temperature-dependency and can realize a reduction in production cost and simplification and acceleration of the production process.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for preparing a floral assembly for shipment. Disposing at least one floral assembly on a shipping device formed from a thermoplastic or resinous material having a connecting bonding material thereon wherein the floral assembly is connectingly bonded to the shipping device.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for preserving an adhesive tape or an article using the same which comprises enclosing an adhesive tape or an article using the same in a container having a gas barrier property, substantially capable of removing both oxygen and moisture, and then, sealing the container to remove substantially both oxygen and moisture from the container.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for preparing an item or plurality of items for shipment. Disposing one or a plurality of items on a rigid surface having a deformable foam layer with a bonding material thereon wherin the items are connectingly bonded to the foam layer which is deformed in response to the items. The items may be items of china, floral containers, and flower pots, or other similar items.

Abstract: A film-wrapped article consisting of a rectangular product wrapped with a heat-shrinkable plastic film in intimate contact therewith, the upper and under edge portions of the film being overlapped and sealed together along the body of the wrap to form a seal. A part of the seal on one side of the article is formed as a weakly joined zone whose adhesion strength increases by continuous or stepwise gradations from an opening zone where the adhesion strength is the lowest toward the both ends of the article. The weakly joined zone is made up of joined and unjoined regions extending along the interface between the upper and under edge portions, in a repetitive pattern of the regions varying in adhesion strength with changes in the area ratio of the joined and unjoined regions. The wrap has a cut for unwrapping use made in the opening or neighboring zone of the upper edge portion.

Abstract: A device for storing and transporting electronic devices such as semiconductor chips, comprising: a frame having a top side, a bottom side, a periphery, and a window within the periphery, a thin film covering the window, the thin film having on its top surface an adhesive layer, the adhesive layer being adapted to hold a plurality of electronic devices, the electronic devices being attachable to the adhesive layer at any location on the thin film within the window, and the electronic devices being uncovered, a recess in the bottom side, and a raised flange around the window on the top side wherein the raised flange of one of the devices mates with the recess of another device, thereby allowing the devices to be stacked. The adhesive properties of the adhesive layer may be greatly reduced by exposure to electromagnetic radiation such as heat (infrared) or ultraviolet, thereby releasing the electronic device.

Abstract: A protective device for use with a container inhibits ingress of unwanted materials into the container's handhold opening while permitting insertion of a hand for grasping the handhold opening. The protective device comprises a mounting panel sized greater than the handhold opening and having a portal formed therein. A first adhesive material is located on a first side surface of the mounting panel and secures the mounting panel in a secured state to a wall in the interior of the container with the portal positioned over the handhold opening. A deadening material is disposed on a selected area of the first adhesive material to inhibit the adherence of the mounting panel to a portion of the wall which confronts the deadening material, and an exclusion panel has a surrounding outer peripheral margin portion and is sized and configured to have a panel size greater than the size and configuration of the handhold opening. A container having such a protective device is also provided.

Abstract: A system and method for assisting a person to rapidly find keys on a key ring in a container such as a purse, briefcase, pouch, sack, or the like comprises a fob element having a hole portion for placement on the key ring with the keys and a body portion. The body portion has at least one planar surface, a recess formed in the planar surface, first part of a two-part hook-and-loop fastener assembly is adhered to the planar surface within the recess, and the second part of the two-part hook-and-loop fastener assembly is mounted in the container at a selected location. Preferably, the softer and more comfortable-to-feel loop part of the two-part hook-and-loop fastener assembly is mounted on the fob which is carried by the user. The molded plastic member has a second planar surface that faces oppositely to the first planar surface. A logo may be emblazoned or molded in the second planar surface, and an advertising or other promotional indicia may be fitted in the second recess.

Abstract: By a manufacturing method including a process of supplying a connection-releasable connecting material (4) onto a surface of a plurality of chip parts (3) and a process of connecting the plurality of chip parts (3) by the connecting material (4), there is formed a chip assembly (1) comprised of the plurality of chip parts (3) connected with each other by means of the releasable connecting material (4). Further provided is a method of preparing the chip assembly (1), a process of releasing connection achieved by the connecting material (4) between a target chip part and an adjacent chip part, and a process of mounting the target chip part separated through releasing of the connection onto a board and soldering the same, thereby providing chip parts capable of easily coping with an increase of operation speed of chip parts on the process of mounting line, achieving an improved space efficiency, and suppressing waste of resources.

Abstract: A roll of photographic film where a film strip is coiled about a spool with a film leader attached to the film strip. The film leader includes a tongue portion, a tear line defining a tear-out region in the tongue portion, and an adhesive which is applied to the tear-out region. The tear-out region is bonded to an underlying convolution of the film leader when the film leader is wound on said roll. When a user lifts the film leader from the roll, the tear line is ruptured allowing the tear-out region to remain affixed to the underlying convolution of the film leader. This, in turn yields a hole in the film leader which can be used to attach the film loader to a take-up spool within a camera.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for preparing a floral assembly for shipment. Disposing at least one floral assembly on a shipping device formed from a thermoplastic or resinous material having a connecting bonding material thereon wherein the floral assembly is connectingly bonded to the shipping device.

Abstract: A packaging system for displaying articles such as wallets in a manner such that the wallets are readily accessible to shoppers, but are relatively difficult to shoplift. The packaging system comprises three main elements: a box, a box insert, and an attachment mechanism which secures the article to the box insert. The box insert is then adhesively attached to the box. In a first embodiment, the article is secured to the box insert using a filament loop. In a second embodiment, the article is attached to the box insert using a flat loop.

Abstract: A carrier tape for electronic or electrical devices which contains a support film containing pockets and, within each of the pockets, a fastening layer having a fixed portion which is attached to the floor of the pocket and a release portion which is composed of a flexible polymeric film, preferably a soft elastomer film, and which can be deformed away from the floor without detaching the fixed portion from the floor. The devices are placed on the release portions of the fastening member.

Abstract: A closure a container, including capability for counting and indicating the number of times the closure has undergone a cycle of closing and opening the container, and further for incorporating the closure into a device for for resisting the opening of the container by a child.

Abstract: A thin, pliable, self-adhesive corner reinforcement for cardboard boxes. Two adjacent side panels are pivotally connected by a narrow vertical crease which affords a bending capability without fracture. Each of the side panels is pivotally connected to a base flap by a narrow horizontal crease extending the width of each side panel to allow a non-fracturing bending capability. The outer and inner edges of the base flaps are trimmed directionally toward each other to form a triangular shape while the apex of each triangle is bevelled and the corner formed at the right angle in the outer upper quadrant of each side panel is also bevelled. An adhesive covers the reinforcement in its entirety on one side. A peel-off strip covers the adhesive to prevent premature adhesion and has cut lines at the vertical and horizontal creases of the reinforcement to facilitate singular removal and ease of application.

Abstract: A protective device is adapted for use with a handhold opening of a container to inhibit ingress of unwanted materials into the interior while permitting insertion of a hand for grasping the handhold opening. The protective device comprises a panel piece having a surrounding peripheral edge and a surrounding peripheral margin adjacent to this edge. A panel piece is sized and configured to have a panel size greater than the selected size and configuration of the handhold opening so that the margin portion is securable to the container wall to position and secure the panel piece in a secured state with the panel piece positioned over the handhold opening. A first adhesive material secures the margin portion to the wall in an area surrounding the handhold opening. Preferably, a second adhesive material is disposed proximately to the peripheral edge and spaced-apart from the first adhesive material.

Abstract: A hanger display card for jewelry is made entirely from one piece of paper, having a hanger portion to which a hot-melt adhesive is adhered to stiffen and maintain the shape of the hanger portion. Information including machine-readable type information is applied to sheets to be formed into the hanger display cards, and sheets on which the information is not, in fact, machine readable are culled.

Abstract: Pack for knives and the like, which protectively encloses the blade while leaving the handle free to be taken hold of, characterized by two films (1) which have been given a one-sided self-adhesive finish and which can be stuck on both sides onto the blade (2) while overlapping it, the overlapping regions (3, 4) of the films (1) sticking to one another by means of their self-adhesive-finished sides, and the ends of the films (1) possessing a nonadhesive grip element (5) so that the pack can be pulled open, and the adhesive on the self-adhesive-finished films (1) permitting residue-free removal from the blade (2).

Abstract: A T-shirt bag pack having apertures in the lateral handles for suspending the T-shirt bag pack from laterally spaced-apart support rods on a support rack. Each of the handles has an aperture formed by a cold punch leaving a peripheral edge of the aperture securely bonded to an adjacent handle section such that the apertures remain in registry when the bag pack is being handled and the adjacent sections remain retained to adjacent handle sections.

Abstract: A pack for stacked articles with at least an identical base area, for example rectangular or square, comprises two adhesive strips which do not have lines of weakness or tearing lines and are provided at least on the narrow sides of the stack. The material is recyclable and corresponds as far as possible to the other packaging material. A gripping aid facilitates the largely non-destructive pulling off of the adhesive strips for individually separating the articles. The pack can be used for all rectangularly shaped articles such as cuboids, cubes, disks etc.

Abstract: A composition comprising a cross-linked salt of (a) a polyvinylpyrrolidone having ring opened pyrrolidone groups; (b) at least one acrylic acid-containing or methacrylic acid-containing polymer; and (c) an amine-containing polymer. The composition may be used as a pressure-sensitive adhesive, has good tack, and may be peeled from the body or from an object without causing damage or injury to the body or object.

Abstract: A splicing aid for connecting belts having a lateral track of guide holes with grid dimensions. The splicing aid includes a carrier with at least two parallel tracks. A first track has knobs with the same grid dimensions as the guide holes of the belt. A second track has at least one detachable adhesive strip. The carrier, with its knobs, serves as a splicing aid and is subsequently pulled off. When splicing aids of this kind are used no additional aids are required.

Abstract: A decorative plant assembly and a method for making such including a flower pot or other pot or plant container, a sheet of material having an opening formed through a portion of the sheet of material and a bonding means for holding the sheet of material in a position about the outer peripheral surface of the pot. When placed about the pot, at least a portion of the sheet of material engages a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the pot. At least a portion of the bottom of the pot means is exposed through the opening in the sheet of material. A portion of the sheet of material may extend away from the upper end of the pot means to form a skirt. The sheet of material when extended about the outer peripheral surface of the pot may further comprise a plurality of folds. The sheet of material may further comprise a tubular extension extending from the lower surface of the sheet of material.

Abstract: A package formed by a wrapper wrapped around a plurality of stacked elongate products (2) each of which temporarily adheres by one of its ends (2B) to an end wall (4) of the wrapper (3). The products may be prepackaged products, such as strips of chewing gum or dairy products, biscuits or bars of chocolate, or else chip cards.

Abstract: The novel adhesives of this invention contain a blend of components that result in the adhesive having a physical property that changes at a controlled rate as a function of time after application until it reaches a final equilibrium value.The adhesives can contain a thermoplastic polymer base, a tackifying resin, and an aromatic plasticizer optionally in combination with other ingredients. The plasticizer tackifier combination is chosen such that the tackifier/plasticizer interaction causes the initial value of the physical property after application to change, at a controlled rate, to a final equilibrium level.

Abstract: A decorative plant assembly and a method for making such including a flower pot or other pot or plant container, a sheet of material having an opening formed through a portion of the sheet of material and a bonding means for holding the sheet of material in a position about the outer peripheral surface of the pot. When placed about the pot, at least a portion of the sheet of material engages a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the pot. At least a portion of the bottom of the pot means is exposed through the opening in the sheet of material. A portion of the sheet of material may extend away from the upper end of the pot means to form a skirt. The sheet of material when extended about the outer peripheral surface of the pot may further comprise a plurality of folds. The sheet of material may further comprise a tubular extension extending from the lower surface of the sheet of material.

Abstract: A transit packaging having a reduced content includes a blank of a corrugated cardboard having flutes in a longitudinal direction. A first and second transverse score are made at opposite end regions of the blank defining side panels of the packaging. A plurality of longitudinally aligned pairs of notches are at opposite ends of the blank. A retainer releasably retains like containers onto the blank preventing relative sliding movement. A plurality of straps, each positioned in one of the aligned pairs of notches, wraps about the blank when the like containers are retained on the blank.

Abstract: A retaining envelope is provided for a computer disk which consists of a pocket sized to receive the computer disk therein. A structure is for securing the pocket to a flat article for retainment thereto, so that the computer disk is in a safe and convenient location.

Abstract: A method for preparing a plant package assembly for delivery to a predetermined location and for transporting the plant package assembly thereto. The plant package assembly comprises a plurality of floral groupings disposed within floral containers. Each floral container is bondingly connected at its base to a support surface by a bonding material disposed on the floral container base, the floral container positioned in a vertical orientation.

Abstract: A sterile package for medical devices. A double sided tape is mounted to the bottom outer side of the package. The package is contained within a sealed outer package. The double sided tape has a release liner which has a periphery larger than the periphery of the adhesive coating on the double sided tape.

Abstract: A decorative plant assembly and a method for making such including a flower pot or other pot or plant container, a sheet of material having an opening formed through a portion of the sheet of material and a bonding means for holding the sheet of material in a position about the outer peripheral surface of the pot. When placed about the pot, at least a portion of the sheet of material engages a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the pot. At least a portion of the bottom of the pot means is exposed through the opening in the sheet of material. A portion of the sheet of material may extend away from the upper end of the pot means to form a skirt. The sheet of material when extended about the outer peripheral surface of the pot may further comprise a plurality of folds. The sheet of material may further comprise a tubular extension extending from the lower surface of the sheet of material.

Abstract: A package for an adhesive precoated dental appliance such as an orthodontic bracket includes a container having a well and a flange, and a cover that extends over an opening of the well. A pressure sensitive adhesive releasably connects the cover to the flange along a first region, and a hermetic seal extends between the cover and the flange along a second region that is located between the first region and the opening of the well. The hermetic seal cooperates with the pressure sensitive adhesive to provide a reliable, easily openable package. The hermetic seal also prevents volatile components of adhesive on the dental appliance from contacting the pressure sensitive adhesive and thereby decreases loss of the volatile components from within the package in order to extend the expected shelf life of the adhesive precoated appliance.

Abstract: A storing and dispensing system for a product packed in a sealed pouch. The dispensing system includes a container of rigid material having a dispensing opening covered by a lid. The container is sufficiently air-tight in its closed condition to prevent free exchange of air between ambient and the inside of the container. A sealed pouch inside the container holds a product. The pouch has a pre-formed dispensing aperture which is sealed by a cover member adhesively attached to the pouch. The cover member is detachable from the pouch and removable through the container dispensing opening without damaging the pouch, and it is refastenable to the pouch. A glue strip attached to the pouch projects through a hole in the bottom of the container to prevent the container slipping on a supporting surface. The pouch has elastic members which cause it to contract as product is removed from the pouch.

Abstract: A wrapping material for wrapping a floral grouping comprised of a pad of sheets of material. Each sheet of material has adhesive unevenly disposed across the upper surface of the material with the amount of adhesive being greater near one end of the adhesive than near the other end of the adhesive. Methods of wrapping the floral grouping with the wrapping material.

Abstract: A decorative plant assembly and a method for making such including a flower pot or other pot or plant container, a sheet of material having an opening formed through a portion of the sheet of material and a bonding means for holding the sheet of material in a position about the outer peripheral surface of the pot. When placed about the pot, at least a portion of the sheet of material engages a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the pot. At least a portion of the bottom of the pot means is exposed through the opening in the sheet of material. A portion of the sheet of material may extend away from the upper end of the pot means to form a skirt. The sheet of material when extended about the outer peripheral surface of the pot may further comprise a plurality of folds. The sheet of material may further comprise a tubular extension extending from the lower surface of the sheet of material.

Abstract: A carrier tape which includes a punched tape with a plurality of aperture cavities, and a backing tape having a thin flexible gel material between a pair of strips of parallel pressure sensitive adhesive material. The flexible gel material covers all of the aperture cavities of the punched tape, so that singulated die and other components with a single flat surface can be placed on the surface of the flexible gel layer to hold the die or other component precisely in place, even during handling or shipping. The gel layer has high resistance to shear forces (movements in X, Y and theta) yet minor resistance to peel forces (removal in the Z-axis). The die is retained within an aperture cavity and it is adhered to the thin flexible gel layer such that the small component is unable to move in the X, Y or theta directions. The gel layer holds the die in place securely while the carrier tape is moving during processing and prevents fallout or dislocation of the die during high speed automated processing.

Abstract: A hang tab for hanging packages from a display rack having a lower portion secured to the package and an upper portion extending above the package, the upper portion having an aperture therethrough for hanging the package and an adhesive layer covered by a release layer for re-securing the package after first use. For re-sealing the package, the release layer is removed, the package is folded-over across an open top end and the adhesive layer is secured to a lower body area of the package.

Abstract: A partly-overlapped portion of a sheath film is meltbonded by heat to provide a seal which a user can tear open with ease. A heat sealing area of the sheath film is halftone printed to reduce the bonding area, thereby decreasing the bonding strength. A tearing portion is provided along the heat seal which is printed so that it has a bonding strength which gradually increases along the tear part until it reaches the bonding strength of the remainder of the heat seal. A curl section having minimal bonding strength relative to the tearing portion of the heat seal is induced to curl up using heat treatment to allow the user to grasp the sheath film at the tear part.

Abstract: An envelope for closing and protecting a remote control. The inventive device includes a transparent envelope having at least one closing web permitting entrance of the remote control thereinto. The envelope is flexible to permit operation of the remote control through a depression of the envelope material. A plurality of gripper pads are secured to the envelope to preclude a slipping of the device from a support structure, such as an armrest of a chair.

Abstract: An improved light-tight package for a roll (10) of a length (14) light-sensitive material such as photographic film or paper includes an opaque leader (22) provided with adhesive elements (44, 46) which adhere more strongly to the leader that to folded-over portions (58, 60) of opaque end disks (32, 34). Alternatively, adhesive elements (56) having similar properties may be applied to the end disks. Upon unrolling of the package by pulling the leader, the end disks release from the adhesive elements without tearing; and the adhesive elements remain attached to the leader and are removed from the roll with the leader.

Abstract: A container for holding an adhesive is frusto-conical or cylindrical in shape and has a bottom wall and a pleated side wall. The container has a twin substrate composition throughout. The first substrate is paper having a small enough caliper to allow for proper forming and to maintain the shape of the container once it is formed. The second substrate is a polyester film thin enough to allow the paper substrate to maintain its shape, but sufficiently thick to hold the adhesive or other material to be stored. The first and second substrates are glued together with a water-based or hot melt pressure-sensitive adhesive.

Abstract: A polymerizable composition comprising:(a) a monomer; and(b) a sulfinate represented by the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.5 each represents a substituent having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 each represents an atom or substituent inert to the monomer (a), M.sup.n+ represents a n-valent cation, and n represents an integer of 1 to 4.

Abstract: A device-accommodating box suitable for accommodating a conversation machine for physically handicapped people, or the like, in which the surface upon which the accommodated device is operated is easily tilted by utilizing a lid so that the device-accommodating portion can be secured stably. Pivotally hinged inside and outside lids are arranged to be overlapped with each other on the device-accommodating portion. Thus, the accommodating portion can be secured at different angles by combining the inside and outside lids at various degrees of pivoting.

Abstract: A structure and a technique for heating hot melt adhesive by means of microwaves, to place the hot melt adhesive in a tacky state in which it adheres to an object. A preferred structure according to the invention comprises an article of manufacture (e.g., a wall hook) having a mass of the hot melt adhesive and a susceptor thereon. The article, with the adhesive and susceptor thereon, can be subjected to microwaves for a predetermined period of time, to place the mass of adhesive in a tacky state which enables the article to be attached to an object (e.g., a wall). A special container for the article is placed with the article into a microwave oven as a unit, and removed as a unit from the oven. The container enables the article to be safely and efficiently attached to the object.

Abstract: A cross-linkable water-based wood adhesive comprised of a critical mixture of from 0.10 to 0.75 by weight of a water-soluble, high-viscosity thickening agent polymer such as hydroxyethylcellulose, 0.05-0.40% by weight of a defoamer to dissipate foam quickly during manufacture, 25.00 to 45.00% by weight of solids of a self-cross-linking polyvinyl acetate polymer (treated with N-methylolacrylamide) dispersed in water, 1.00-3.00% by weight of a plasticizer/coalescing agent such as 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3 pentanediol monoisobutyrate, 0.50 to 1.00% of an acidic catalyst, such as aluminum chloride, 4.00 to 12% by weight of fine particle-size wood fibers (soft or hard wood fibers or a mixture of both) and 0.10% by weight of a preservative. The viscosity of this adhesive gel will "break-down" when its container, e.g. a squeeze-bottle or flexible tube is finger-pressed resulting in a sufficiently low viscosity to allow for easy extrusion from the small orifices, approximately 0.

Abstract: Retaining flaps for shipping cartons, with bonding material disposed on at least a portion of the flaps, are provided. The flaps are interposed between delicate items, such as, for example, floral grouping assemblies, to hold the delicate items essentially immobile within a shipping carton in order to prevent damage from internal movement of the delicate items when the shipping carton is transported. The bonding material disposed on the flaps releasably connects to portions of the floral grouping wrappings and to portions of the internal surface of the shipping carton. The flaps can be constructed of a flexible or a rigid material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of closures for imperviously sealing packaging containers, by which a sealing composition is applied and stoved onto the inside of the closures, wherein the sealing composition containsA) 65 to 93% by weight of a liquid, blocked diisocyanateB) 2 to 15% by weight of a liquid diamine and/or polyamineC) 0 to 25% by weight of pigments and/or fillersD) 0 to 20% by weight of one or more reactive diluentsE) 0 to 8% by weight of auxiliaries and additives, where the sum of the proportions by weight of the components A to E is 100% by weight in each case.The present invention furthermore relates to the closures prepared by the process according to the invention and also to packaging containers which contain these closures.

Abstract: A container for holding contact lenses in contact lens treatment solutions which has a base member equipped with at least one compartment. Each compartment has a predetermined length and width situated in a juxtaposed position with a partition thereinbetween for holding the contact lens and a laterally projecting flange around the perimeter of the compartment. Each compartment is filled with a contact lens treatment solution. A layer of adhesive is deposited on the laterally projecting flange. A cover sheet member extending at least across the full length and width of the compartment is releaseably united to the base member at the flange by the layer of adhesive forming a fluid-tight seal. The layer of adhesive is capable of uniting the cover sheet member and the base member at the flange and forming a fluid-tight seal after repeated uniting and releasing between the two members. In an alternate embodiment, a sliding cover is used to slidingly engage the flange achieving a fluid-tight seal.

Abstract: A label is used to seal a package and provide an indication that an end edge of the package has been opened, while also allowing resealing of the package end edge. The label comprises a substrate with top and bottom faces and first and second parallel edges, with indicia (such as price per unit weight, weight, and total price indicia) imaged on the top face. A perforation generally bisects the substrate into generally equally-sized first and second portions, the perforation extending generally transverse to the first and second edges. On the bottom face of the first portion is permanent adhesive (e.g., pressure sensitive), while on the bottom face of the second portion is repositional adhesive. To open the package one tears along the perforation line to detach the second portion of the label from the package, and then tears the first label portion at the package end edge. To reseal the end edge, one places the second label portion over the end edge, the repositional adhesive holding it in place.

Abstract: A water based thixotropic adhesive gel is disclosed which consists essentially of: water; partially hydrolyzed polyvinyl alcohol, or wherein a portion of the polyvinyl alcohol is replaced with polyvinylpyrrolidone; a water-soluble high viscosity thickening agent polymer which is compatible with the polyvinyl alcohol and which imparts thixotropic properties to the gel; a water-soluble plasticizer for the polyvinyl alcohol; and a watersoluble defoamer in proportion of ingredients so that the viscosity of the adhesive will break down when a flexible tube or squeeze bottle dispenser is finger-pressed and have a sufficiently low viscosity to allow for easy extrusion from an orifice having a diameter of about 0.06 to 0.12 inches. When pressure is released, after the desired amount of adhesive has flown out of the dispenser, the adhesive quickly reverts to very close to its original gel state so that it will not run on a vertical surface on porous and semiporous surfaces such as paper.