A tape element having at least a first layer containing a first thermoplastic polymer, at least one crack propagation channel in a surface of the tape, and at least one reciprocal channel in the opposite surface of the tape, where the channels in the two surfaces are in registration. The crack propagation channel has an aspect ratio of width to depth of between about 1:5 and 10:1, has a depth at least 10% of the thickness of the tape in the segments, and extend along at least a portion of the length of the tape. Rubber articles containing the tape element are also disclosed.
TAPE ELEMENT CONTAINING CRACK PROPAGATION CHANNELS
BANDELEMENT MIT RISSAUSBREITUNGSKANÄLEN
ÉLÉMENT DE BANDE CONTENANT DES CANAUX DE PROPAGATION DES FISSURES
2018-02-28
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
TAPE ELEMENT CONTAINING CRACK PROPAGATION CHANNELS AND RIPSTOP RIDGES
European Patent Office | 2016
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