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US 2009/0155565 A1Published application
Stretchable, hand-tearable, conformable, and cinchable reinforced adhesive tape articles
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsMichael J. Ulsh, John J. Rogers, Jon E. Stickrod, John R. Jacobson, Jeffrey J. Schwab, Richard L. Peloquin
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to reinforced articles particularly adapted for use, in combination, with an adhesive to form reinforced adhesive tape articles that are stretchable as well as hand-tearable along with being highly conformable and cinchable.
Claims14
A conformable reinforced article adapted to be used in combination in a reinforced tape, the reinforced article comprising:
- an elastomeric polymeric backing layer having opposing first and second major surfaces;
- and, an elastomeric polymeric reinforcing material layer carried along at least one of the first and second major surfaces, wherein the backing layer and the reinforcing material layer of the reinforced article exhibit an elongation extension at break of about at least about 25 to 60%, and tensile strength greater than about 10 lb/in (17 N/cm) at break.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.