Patent ID: 8309207

Claim:
A release liner comprising: a moldable layer; a release layer overlying the moldable layer, the release layer having a top surface; and a pattern of discrete, non-adhesive forms at least partially embedded into the release layer, the pattern of non-adhesive forms comprising: a lane comprising a first row of discrete non-adhesive forms and a second row of discrete non-adhesive forms adjacent the first row of non-adhesive forms, the first and second rows being spaced apart from each other by a spacing S 1 and individually having a maximum form-to-form spacing S 3 between adjacent non-adhesive forms within a given row, at least some adjacent forms within one of the first and second rows are connected to one another; and a pattern of non-adhesive forms disposed in an area adjacent the lane and comprising at least two non-adhesive forms having a second form-to-form spacing S 2 , wherein S 2 is greater than S 1 and/or S 3 ; and wherein the non-adhesive forms cover from about 1% to about 35% of the top surface of the release layer.