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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2015
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Karl E. Wolf, Round Rock, TX (US);
John P. Lammers, Austin, TX (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
According to exemplary embodiments of the present invention, an adhesive-backed duct having controlled elongation properties is described. The adhesive backed duct has a main body having a conduit portion with a cavity formed longitudinally therethrough, a flange portion having an adhesive backing layer disposed thereon to mount the duct to a mounting surface, and at least one rod-like strength member disposed within and extending longitudinally with the main body of the duct. The at least one rod-like strength member is comprised of a plurality of aligned segments.