Patent ID: 6994904

Claim:
An adhesive nonwoven web comprising pressure sensitive adhesive fibers, wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive fibers comprise: a pressure sensitive adhesive component; and an organic polymeric reinforcing material comprising a plurality of substantially continuous minimicrofibers having a diameter of no greater than about 10 microns within the pressure sensitive adhesive component; wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive fibers comprise about 60 weight percent to about 95 weight percent of the pressure sensitive adhesive component and about 5 weight percent to about 40 weight percent of minimicrofibrous organic polymeric reinforcing material based on a total weight of the pressure sensitive adhesive fibers, and further wherein a nonwoven web comprising the pressure sensitive adhesive fibers and having a basis weight of about 55 g/m 2 has a maximum load of at least about 30 g/cm, which is at least about 150% of the load at yield point, and an elongation at break of at least about 50%.