TAPE ELEMENT CONTAINING RIPSTOP RIDGES

摘要

A tape element having at least a first layer containing a first thermoplastic polymer, at least one ripstop ridge in a surface of the tape, and at least one reciprocal elongated hill in the opposite surface of the tape, where the ridges and hills in the two surfaces are in registration. The ripstop ridges have an aspect ratio of width to height of between about 1:5 and 10:1, has a height 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.