Patent ID: 7056844
Filing Date: 2006-06-06
Classification: C09J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A length of reinforced tape comprising: an elongate visually transparent backing layer of polymeric material having opposite longitudinally extending edges and opposite first and second major surfaces; a reinforcing scrim along the second major surface of said backing layer, said reinforcing scrim being formed of fibers; and a layer of visually transparent adhesive along said second major surface of said backing layer and covering said reinforcing scrim with only portions of said reinforcing scrim being wetted by the adhesive so that the reinforcing scrim is visible along the backing layer; said polymeric fibers and said transparent adhesive having similar indexes of refraction so that upon applying force to the backing to press the layer of adhesive against a substrate the layer of adhesive will wet the fibers, causing the reinforcing scrim to become significantly less visible than before the reinforced tape was adhered to the substrate.