US4322330A
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Adhesive for floor coverings, process of its production and its application
Assignee: Wacker Chemie AG
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Filing: 1980-07-10
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Granted: 1982-03-30
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Expires: 2000-07-10
Abstract
Abstract An adhesive for floor coverings containing (a) 100 parts by weight of an aqueous polymer dispersion having a solids content of from 30% to 70% by weight of the total weight of said dispersion, the solids content consisting of synthetic resin particles of at least a bimodal particle size distribution wherein the majority of the larger particles is at least twice the size of the majority of the smaller particles and where the majority of the larger particles has a particle size distribution of from 0.5 to 3 μm and the majority of the smaller particles has a particle size distribution of from 0.1 to 1 μm, (b) from 30 to 120 parts by weight of a plasticizing mixture of (1) from 45% to 100% by weight of a synthetic resin plasticizer/soft resin mixture with 1 part by weight of said platicizer per from 1 to 20 parts by weight of said soft resin, (2) from 0 to 20% by weight of at least one organic solvent, and (3) from 0 to 35% by weight of at least one hard resin and (c) from 0 to 60% by weight of said adhesive of inert finely-divided fillers. The adhesive is produced by mixing the aqueous polymer dispersion with the platicizer/soft resin mixture in a ratio of 1:0.3 to 1:1.2 and, optionally, by adding up to 60% by weight fillers, related to the total weight. The adhesive is particularly suitable for laying floor coverings of textile or foamed materials.
Inventors
- 👤 Ekkehard Merz
- 👤 Gerhard Kothe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 01:25
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09J; C09J157/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S524/00; Y10S524/915
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
301 words
An adhesive for floor coverings containing (a) 100 parts by weight of an aqueous polymer dispersion having a solids content of from 30% to 70% by weight of the total weight of said dispersion, the solids content consisting of particles of synthetic resins selected from the group consisting of homopolymers and copolymers of vinyl C 2-18 -alkanoates, homopolymers and copolymers of olefins and styrene, and homopolymers and copolymers of C 1-8 -alkyl esters of lower alkenoic acids and C 4-8 -alkendioic acids, said particles of at least a bimodal particle size distribution wherein the majority of the larger particles is at least twice the size of the majority of the smaller particles and where the majority of the larger particles has a particle size distribution of from 0.5 to 3 μm and the majority of the smaller particles has a particle size distribution of from 0.1 to 1 μm, (b) from 30 to 120 parts by weight of a plasticizing mixture of (1) from 45% to 100% by weight of a synthetic resin plasticizer/soft resin mixture with 1 part by weight of said plasticizer selected from the group consisting of phthalate plasticizers, sebacinate plasticizers, adipinate plasticizers and phosphate plasticizers per from 1 to 20 parts by weight of said soft resin having a viscosity of 20° C. in the range of from 5 to 50 Pas and a softening point according to Kraemer-Sarnow of between 0° and 15° C., (2) from 0 to 20% by weight of at least one organic solvent, and (3) from 0 to 35% by weight of at least one hard resin having a softening point according to Kraemer-Sarnow of 60° C. to 150° C. and a melting point above 60° C., and (c) from 0 to 60% by weight of said adhesive of inert finely-divided fillers.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
301 words
An adhesive for floor coverings containing (a) 100 parts by weight of an aqueous polymer dispersion having a solids content of from 30% to 70% by weight of the total weight of said dispersion, the solids content consisting of particles of synthetic resins selected from the group consisting of homopolymers and copolymers of vinyl C 2-18 -alkanoates, homopolymers and copolymers of olefins and styrene, and homopolymers and copolymers of C 1-8 -alkyl esters of lower alkenoic acids and C 4-8 -alkendioic acids, said particles of at least a bimodal particle size distribution wherein the majority of the larger particles is at least twice the size of the majority of the smaller particles and where the majority of the larger particles has a particle size distribution of from 0.5 to 3 μm and the majority of the smaller particles has a particle size distribution of from 0.1 to 1 μm, (b) from 30 to 120 parts by weight of a plasticizing mixture of (1) from 45% to 100% by weight of a synthetic resin plasticizer/soft resin mixture with 1 part by weight of said plasticizer selected from the group consisting of phthalate plasticizers, sebacinate plasticizers, adipinate plasticizers and phosphate plasticizers per from 1 to 20 parts by weight of said soft resin having a viscosity of 20° C. in the range of from 5 to 50 Pas and a softening point according to Kraemer-Sarnow of between 0° and 15° C., (2) from 0 to 20% by weight of at least one organic solvent, and (3) from 0 to 35% by weight of at least one hard resin having a softening point according to Kraemer-Sarnow of 60° C. to 150° C. and a melting point above 60° C., and (c) from 0 to 60% by weight of said adhesive of inert finely-divided fillers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
The adhesive for floor coverings of claim 1 wherein, in the aqueous polymer dispersion of component (a) the portion with the larger polymer particles represents from 50% to 80% by weight, based on the total weight of the solid in the dispersion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The adhesive for floor coverings of claim 2 wherein the portion with the larger polymer particles represents from 60% to 75% by weight, based on the total weight of the solid in the dispersion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The adhesive for floor coverings of claim 1 or 2 wherein from 1% to 20% of an organic solvent is present in the plasticizing mixture of component (b).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The adhesive for floor coverings of claim 1 or 4 wherein from 1% to 35% of a hard resin is present in the plasticizing mixture of component (b).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
The adhesive for floor coverings of claim 1 or 2 wherein from 1% to 60% by weight of said adhesive of said inert finely-divided fillers of component (c) are present.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
47 words
A method for the production of the adhesive for floor coverings of claim 1 consisting essentially of mixing said aqueous polymer dispersion of component (a) with said plasticizing mixture of component (b) in a mixing ratio of from 1:0.3 to 1:1.2 and thereafter optionally adding component (c).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
53 words
In the method of cementing floor coverings to the floor, comprising applying a layer of a liquid adhesive to either the floor or the floor coverings or both and laying the floor coverings on the floor, the improvement consisting of using the adhesive for floor coverings of claim 1, as said liquid adhesive.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
The adhesive for floor coverings of claim 4 wherein from 1% to 35% of a hard resin is present in the plasticizing mixture of component (b).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
The adhesive for floor coverings of claim 4 wherein from 1% to 60% by weight of said adhesive of said inert finely-divided fillers of component (c) are present.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
The adhesive for floor coverings of claim 5 wherein from 1% to 60% by weight of said adhesive of said inert finely-divided fillers of component (c) are present.
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