teepu eriri, nke a na-akpọkwateepu ọbọgwụ, bụ ákwà- ma ọ bụ scrim na-akwado teepu na-enwe mmetụta nrụgide, na-ejikarị polyethylene kpuchie ya.Enwere ihe owuwu dị iche iche na-eji nkwado dị iche iche na adhesives, yana okwu 'teepu duct' a na-ejikarị ezo aka na ụdị teepu akwa dị iche iche nke ebumnuche dị iche iche.teepu eririna-enwekarị mgbagwoju anya na teepu gaffer (nke a na-eme ka ọ bụrụ nke na-adịghị egosipụta ma wepụ ya dị ọcha, n'adịghị kateepu duct).Ọdịiche ọzọ bụ foil na-eguzogide okpomọkụ (ọ bụghị ákwà) teepu duct nke bara uru maka ịchichi ikpo ọkụ na ikuku jụrụ oyi, nke emepụtara n'ihi na teepu duct ọkọlọtọ na-ada ngwa ngwa mgbe ejiri ya na ọkụ ọkụ.teepu eriribụ n'ozuzu silvery isi awọ, ma dị na ndị ọzọ na agba na ọbụna e biri ebi aghụghọ.
N'oge Agha Ụwa nke Abụọ, Revolite (mgbe ahụ nkewa nke Johnson & Johnson) mepụtara teepu nrapado nke sitere na nrapado dabeere na rọba etinyere na akwa ọbọgwụ na-adịgide adịgide.Teepu a guzogidere mmiri ma jiri ya mee ihe dị ka teepu akara na ụfọdụ mgboagha n'oge ahụ.
"teepu ọbọgwụ” ka edere na Oxford English Dictionary dị ka a na-eji ya kemgbe 1899;” teepu duct” (nke akọwara dị ka “ikekwe mgbanwe nke teepu ọbọgwụ mbụ”) kemgbe 1965.