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2. Scotch tape - Wikipedia

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   A Scotch brand box sealing tape Modern Scotch brand acetate [clarification needed] tape packaging showing the distinctive tartan design. Although Scotch is a trademark and a brand name, Scotch tape is sometimes used as a generic term, [6] [7] in a similar manner to Sellotape in several other countries. The Scotch brand includes many different ...

3. Pressure-sensitive tape - Wikipedia

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   Transparent office tape is used for repairing torn paper products, sealing envelopes, general holding, etc. It is a transparent film of cellophane, cellulose, polypropylene, or other plastic, with an acrylic or synthetic rubber–based adhesive. Clear tape with a matte finish is branded "Scotch Magic Tape" or called "invisible tape".

4. List of generic and genericized trademarks - Wikipedia

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   Scotch tape: Clear adhesive tape (US) 3M: Appears in dictionaries as both generic and trademarked. [196] "Trademark Law" advises that proper usage is "Scotch brand cellophane tape" to combat "generic tendencies". [197] Ski-Doo: Snowmobile: Bombardier Recreational Products: Usage in Canada, especially Quebec and British Columbia. [198] Sea-Doo

5. Cellophane - Wikipedia

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   Cellophane is also used in transparent pressure-sensitive tape, tubing, and many other similar applications. Cellophane is compostable and biodegradable, and can be obtained from biomaterials. [ 1 ] The original production process uses carbon disulfide (CS 2 ), which has been found to be highly toxic to workers. [ 2 ]

6. Richard Gurley Drew - Wikipedia

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   [3] (By "Scotch", he meant "cheap".) The nickname stuck, both to Drew's improved masking tape, and to his 1930 invention, Scotch Brand cellulose tape. In 1930 he came up with the world's first transparent cellophane adhesive tape (called sellotape in the UK and Scotch tape in the United States).

7. Sellotape - Wikipedia

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   The tape can be used to repair tears in paper, or to attach pieces of paper or cardboard together for modelling. On fragile paper surfaces the tape can only be used once, as removing it will either tear the paper or remove the top layer of rough cardboard; on smooth painted surfaces it can generally be removed without leaving any trace, though sometimes the adhesive can remain on the surface ...