US5173141A
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Preparing tape having improved tear strength
Assignee: 3M Co
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Filing: 1991-11-12
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Granted: 1992-12-22
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Expires: 2011-11-12
Abstract
Abstract Method of preparing a tape having a backing bearing on at least one major surface thereof a plurality of ribs disposed substantially longitudinally thereon, and further bearing on at least one major surface thereof a layer of adhesive. The ribs are joined to the backing such that the contact angle between the ribs and the surface of the backing ranges from about 10° to about 160°. At least 50% of the cross-section of the ribs must project from the rib-bearing surface of the tape. It is preferred that the adhesive be a pressure-sensitive adhesive. The tape of this invention can be prepared by means of coextrusion techniques.
Inventors
- 👤 Ronald P. Leseman
- 👤 Robert L. Gordier
- 👤 Stephen C. Koehn
- 👤 Dart S. Moy
- 👤 Thomas L. Wood
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 01:09
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09J; C09J7/00; C09J7/20; C09J7/22; C09J7/24; B; B29; B29C; B29C48/00; B29C48/03; B29C48/05; B29C48/16; B29C48/18; B29C48/21; B29C48/25; B29C48/30; B29C48/305; B29C48/307; B29C48/07; B29C48/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
Method of preparing a rib-bearing article comprising a backing having a plurality of ribs thereon comprising the steps of (1) transporting a first molten resin to a first extrusion die inlet, (2) causing said first resin to flow from said first inlet to a first narrow outlet, comprising an elongated slot, (3) transporting a second molten resin to a second extrusion die inlet, (4) causing said second resin to flow from said second inlet to a second outlet comprising a plurality of orifices, (5) causing said first resin to flow from said first outlet to form said backing, (6) causing said second resin to flow from said second outlet to form said ribs, and (7) causing said backing to fuse with said ribs to form a rib-bearing article, at least 50% of the original cross-section of said ribs projecting from the rib-bearing surface of said article.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
146 words
Method of preparing a rib-bearing article comprising a backing having a plurality of ribs thereon comprising the steps of (1) transporting a first molten resin to a first extrusion die inlet, (2) causing said first resin to flow from said first inlet to a first narrow outlet, comprising an elongated slot, (3) transporting a second molten resin to a second extrusion die inlet, (4) causing said second resin to flow from said second inlet to a second outlet comprising a plurality of orifices, (5) causing said first resin to flow from said first outlet to form said backing, (6) causing said second resin to flow from said second outlet to form said ribs, and (7) causing said backing to fuse with said ribs to form a rib-bearing article, at least 50% of the original cross-section of said ribs projecting from the rib-bearing surface of said article.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1 further including the step of solidifying said rib-bearing article.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 2 further including the step of orienting said article in the machine direction.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 3 further including the step of applying a layer of adhesive over at least one major surface of said article.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 3 further including the step of calendering said oriented article.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
134 words
Method of preparing a rib-bearing article comprising a backing having a plurality of ribs thereon comprising the steps of (1) transporting a first molten resin to an extrusion die inlet, (2) transporting a second molten resin to said extrusion die inlet, (3) causing said first molten resin and said second molten resin to flow from said inlet to an outlet comprising a slot having elongated sides and a plurality of small openings formed along at least one side of said elongated slot, and (4) causing said first molten resin and said second molten resin to flow from said outlet and to fuse with each other to form a rib-bearing articles, at least 50% of the original cross-section of the resin emerging from said small openings projecting from the resin emerging from said elongated slot.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
134 words
Method of preparing a rib-bearing article comprising a backing having a plurality of ribs thereon comprising the steps of (1) transporting a first molten resin to an extrusion die inlet, (2) transporting a second molten resin to said extrusion die inlet, (3) causing said first molten resin and said second molten resin to flow from said inlet to an outlet comprising a slot having elongated sides and a plurality of small openings formed along at least one side of said elongated slot, and (4) causing said first molten resin and said second molten resin to flow from said outlet and to fuse with each other to form a rib-bearing articles, at least 50% of the original cross-section of the resin emerging from said small openings projecting from the resin emerging from said elongated slot.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 6 further including the step of solidifying said rib-bearing article.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 7 further including the step of orienting said article in the machine direction.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 8 further including the step of applying a layer of adhesive over at least one major surface of said article.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 8 further including the step of calendering said oriented article.
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