Patent 9985424 was granted and assigned to 3M on May, 2018 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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.