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Tape backing substrate
Assignee: HAWK J RICHARD AGENT FOR CERTAIN LENDERS
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Filing: 1988-09-20
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Granted: 1989-06-06
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Expires: 2008-09-20
Abstract
Abstract There is disclosed a cloth-like tape substrate. The substrate is made from an essentially unbonded cellulose web having a breaking length between about 0.71 km and 2.66 km which is saturated with a soft rubber-like polymer, coated with a low stiffness polymer, and then embossed. The unbonded web is formed from at least 25% by weight of pulp having R10 values greater than 94%. The soft rubber-like polymer has a glass-transition temperature between -50 DEG C. and 0 DEG C. and the low stiffness polymer coating has a tensile modulus less than 1,000 MPa.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert E. Weber
- 👤 Bruce G. Stokes
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 23:13
CPC Classifications
D; D21; D21H; D21H19/00; D21H19/10; D21H19/14; D21H19/20; D21H19/22; A; A61; A61F; A61F13/00; A61F13/15; A61F13/56; A61F13/58; D21H17/00; D21H17/20; D21H17/33; D21H17/34; D21H17/35; D21H17/37; D21H23/00; D21H23/02; D21H23/22; D21H23/46; D21H27/00; D21H27/30; C; C09; C09J; C09J2400/00; C09J2400/20; C09J2400/26; C09J2400/263; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24479; Y10T428/24595; Y10T428/24603; Y10T428/24612; Y10T428/28; Y10T428/2848; Y10T428/2852; Y10T428/2857
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
A flexible tape backing substrate comprising: (a) a cellulose web of pulp fibers with a breaking length between about 0.71 km and about 2.66 km in which at least 25% by weight of the fibers have R 10 values equal to or greater than 94% ; (b) a soft rubber-like polymer having a glass-transition temperature of between about -50° C. and 0° C. bonding the fibers to each other to form fiber-rubber-fiber bonds within said web, said soft rubber-like polymer being present in said cellulose web to at least about 35 parts dry add-on to 100 parts fiber; (c) a coating of thermoplastic polymer with a tensile modulus of less than 1,000 MPa on the cellulose web; and (d) said substrate being embossed on at least one side with a fabric-like pattern.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
132 words
A flexible tape backing substrate comprising: (a) a cellulose web of pulp fibers with a breaking length between about 0.71 km and about 2.66 km in which at least 25% by weight of the fibers have R 10 values equal to or greater than 94% ; (b) a soft rubber-like polymer having a glass-transition temperature of between about -50° C. and 0° C. bonding the fibers to each other to form fiber-rubber-fiber bonds within said web, said soft rubber-like polymer being present in said cellulose web to at least about 35 parts dry add-on to 100 parts fiber; (c) a coating of thermoplastic polymer with a tensile modulus of less than 1,000 MPa on the cellulose web; and (d) said substrate being embossed on at least one side with a fabric-like pattern.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The substrate of claim 1, wherein the coating is from about 0.006 mm to about 0.05 mm thick.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The substrate of claim 2, wherein the fibers having R 10 values equal to or greater than 94% comprise 50% to 100% by weight of the fibers in the web.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The substrate of claim 3, wherein the thermoplastic polymer has a tensile modulus of about 50 MPa to about 150 MPa.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The substrate of claim 4, wherein the breaking length of the cellulose web is between about 0.89 km and about 1.77 km.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The substrate of claim 5, wherein the thermoplastic polymer is selected from the group consisting of low density polyethylene, polyethylene vinyl acetate, polyethylene acrylic acid and copolymers of polyethylene.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
The substrate of claim 6, wherein the soft rubber-like polymer is selected from the group consisting of natural rubber, nitrile rubber, styrene butadiene rubber, EPDM rubber, polyethylene vinyl acetates, and polyacrylates.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
135 words
A flexible tape backing substrate comprising: (a) a cellulose web of substantially unbonded pulp fibers with a breaking length between 0.71 km and about 2.66 km in which at least 25% by weight of the fibers have R 10 values equal to or greater than 94%; (b) a soft rubber-like polymer having a glass-transition temperature of between about -50° C. and 0° C. bonding the fibers to each other to form fiber-rubber-fiber bonds within said web, said soft rubber-like polymer being present in said cellulose web to at least about 35 parts dry add-on to 100 parts fiber; (c) a coating on said web of thermoplastic polymer with a tensile modulus of less than 1,000 MPa on the cellulose web; and (d) said substrate being embossed on at least one side with a fabric-like pattern.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
135 words
A flexible tape backing substrate comprising: (a) a cellulose web of substantially unbonded pulp fibers with a breaking length between 0.71 km and about 2.66 km in which at least 25% by weight of the fibers have R 10 values equal to or greater than 94%; (b) a soft rubber-like polymer having a glass-transition temperature of between about -50° C. and 0° C. bonding the fibers to each other to form fiber-rubber-fiber bonds within said web, said soft rubber-like polymer being present in said cellulose web to at least about 35 parts dry add-on to 100 parts fiber; (c) a coating on said web of thermoplastic polymer with a tensile modulus of less than 1,000 MPa on the cellulose web; and (d) said substrate being embossed on at least one side with a fabric-like pattern.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
The substrate of claim 8, wherein the coating is from about 0.006 mm to about 0.05 mm thick.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
The substrate of claim 9, wherein the fibers having R 10 values equal to or greater than 94% comprise 50% to 100% by weight of the fibers in the web.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
The substrate of claim 10, wherein the thermoplastic polymer has a tensile modulus of about 50 MPa to about 150 MPa.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
The substrate of claim 11, wherein the breaking length of the cellulose web is between about 0.89 km to about 1.77 km.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
29 words
The substrate of claim 12, wherein the thermoplastic polymer is selected from the group consisting of low density polyethylene, polyethylene vinyl acetate, polyethylene acrylic acid and copolymers of polyethylene.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
31 words
The substrate of claim 13, wherein the soft rubber-like polymer is selected from the group consisting of natural rubber, nitrile rubber, styrene butadiene rubber, EPDM rubber, polyethylene vinyl acetates, and polyacrylates.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
130 words
A method for making a flexible tape backing substrate comprising the steps of: (a) forming a cellulse web with a breaking length between about 0.71 km and about 2.66 km, said cellulose web comprising at least 25% cellulose pulp fibers with R 10 values equal to or greater than 94% by weight; (b) saturating the web with a soft rubber-like polymer to at least about 35 parts dry add-on of soft rubber-like polymer to 100 parts fiber to form fiber-rubber-fiber bonds within said web, said soft rubber-like polymer having a glass-transition temperature between about -50° C. and 0° C.; (c) coating the web with a thermoplastic polymer having a tensile modulus less than 1,000 MPa; and (d) embossing said substrate on at least one side to form a cloth-like appearance.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
130 words
A method for making a flexible tape backing substrate comprising the steps of: (a) forming a cellulse web with a breaking length between about 0.71 km and about 2.66 km, said cellulose web comprising at least 25% cellulose pulp fibers with R 10 values equal to or greater than 94% by weight; (b) saturating the web with a soft rubber-like polymer to at least about 35 parts dry add-on of soft rubber-like polymer to 100 parts fiber to form fiber-rubber-fiber bonds within said web, said soft rubber-like polymer having a glass-transition temperature between about -50° C. and 0° C.; (c) coating the web with a thermoplastic polymer having a tensile modulus less than 1,000 MPa; and (d) embossing said substrate on at least one side to form a cloth-like appearance.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 15, wherein the coating has a thickness between about 0.0006 mm and about 0.05 mm.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 16, wherein the fibers having R 10 values equal to or greater than 94% comprise 50% to 100% by weight of the fibers in the web.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 17, wherein the thermoplastic polymer has a tensile modulus of 50 MPa to 150 MPa.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 18, wherein the breaking length of the cellulose web is between about 0.89 km and about 1.77 km.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 19, wherein the thermoplastic polymer is selected from the group consisting of low density polyethylene, polyethylene vinyl acetate, plyethylene acrylic acid and copolymers of polyethylene.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 20, wherein the soft rubber-like polymer is selected from the group consisting of natural rubber, nitrile rubber, styrene butadiene rubber, EPDM rubber, polyethylene vinyl acetates, and polyacrylates.
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