Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
271 words
A substantially anhydrous nail varnish which contains in an organic solvent system for varnish from 3 to 35% by weight of a copolymer resulting from the copolymerization of: (1) 5 to 30% by weight of at least one unsaturated polar monomer of the formula: ##STR11## in which: R 1 represents H, --CH 3 or --CH 2 COOH; such that if R 1 represents H, R 2 represents either (a) H, in which case R 3 represents: (i) --COOH (ii) --SO 3 H ##STR12## or (vi) --COOR 4 , R 4 representing a glycidyl radical, a mono- or di-hydroxyalkyl radical, the alkyl radical having from 2 to 4 carbon atoms, or the radical --(CH 2 --CH 2 --O)l--R', R' representing a methyl or ethyl radical and l representing 3 or 4, or (b) --COOH, in which case R 3 represents: (vii) --CO 2 R 5 or (viii) --CONHR 5 R 5 represents H or an alkyl radical having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and if R 1 represents --CH 3 or --CH 2 COOH, R 2 represents H and R 3 represents --COOH or --COOR 4 ; (2) 1 to 90% by weight of at least one methacrylate monomer of the formula: ##STR13## in which: R 6 represents a linear or branched alkyl radical having up to 18 carbon atoms, or the radical ##STR14## and (3) 1-90% by weight of at least one acrylate monomer of the formula: CH.sub.2 ═CH--COOR.sub.7 (III) in which: R 7 represents a linear or branched alkyl radical having up to 18 carbon atoms, said copolymer having a molecular weight of 10,000 to 200,000 measured by osmometry.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
271 words
A substantially anhydrous nail varnish which contains in an organic solvent system for varnish from 3 to 35% by weight of a copolymer resulting from the copolymerization of: (1) 5 to 30% by weight of at least one unsaturated polar monomer of the formula: ##STR11## in which: R 1 represents H, --CH 3 or --CH 2 COOH; such that if R 1 represents H, R 2 represents either (a) H, in which case R 3 represents: (i) --COOH (ii) --SO 3 H ##STR12## or (vi) --COOR 4 , R 4 representing a glycidyl radical, a mono- or di-hydroxyalkyl radical, the alkyl radical having from 2 to 4 carbon atoms, or the radical --(CH 2 --CH 2 --O)l--R', R' representing a methyl or ethyl radical and l representing 3 or 4, or (b) --COOH, in which case R 3 represents: (vii) --CO 2 R 5 or (viii) --CONHR 5 R 5 represents H or an alkyl radical having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and if R 1 represents --CH 3 or --CH 2 COOH, R 2 represents H and R 3 represents --COOH or --COOR 4 ; (2) 1 to 90% by weight of at least one methacrylate monomer of the formula: ##STR13## in which: R 6 represents a linear or branched alkyl radical having up to 18 carbon atoms, or the radical ##STR14## and (3) 1-90% by weight of at least one acrylate monomer of the formula: CH.sub.2 ═CH--COOR.sub.7 (III) in which: R 7 represents a linear or branched alkyl radical having up to 18 carbon atoms, said copolymer having a molecular weight of 10,000 to 200,000 measured by osmometry.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
60 words
A varnish according to claim 1 in which the said polymer is derived from: (1) 8 to 20% by weight of at least one polar monomer of formula (I), (2) 5 to 85% by weight of at least one methacrylate monomer of formula (II), and (3) 5 to 85% by weight of at least one acrylate monomer of formula (III).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
66 words
A varnish according to claim 1 in which the copolymer is also derived from at least one other monomer which is N-vinylpyrrolidone or an acrylamide or methacrylamide of the formula: ##STR15## in which: R 8 represents H or --CH 3 and R 9 represents H, --CH 2 OH, ##STR16## in an amount of 1 to 20% by weight relative to the total weight of the monomers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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A varnish according to claim 3 in which the said other monomer is used in an amount from 2 to 15% by weight relative to the total weight of the monomers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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A varnish according to claim 3 in which the acrylamide or methacrylamide of the formula (IV) is acrylamide, methacrylamide, N-tert.-butylacrylamide, N-hydroxymethacrylamide or N-[(N'-pyrrolidone-2)-methyl]acrylamide.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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A varnish according to claim 1 in which the unsaturated polar monomer of formula (I) is acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, maleic acid, itaconic acid, vinylsulphonic acid, styrene-4-sulphonic acid, acrylamidoglycolic acid, 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropyl-1-sulphonic acid, monobutyl maleate, monoethyl maleate, maleamic acid, N-butylmaleamic acid, or glycidyl, 2,3-dihydroxy-propyl, 2-hydroxyethyl, 3-hydroxypropyl, ω-methyl- or ω-ethyl-(polyethylene glycol) acrylate or methacrylate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
A varnish according to claim 1 in which the methacrylate monomer of formula (II) is methyl, ethyl, butyl, tert.-butyl, hexyl, dodecyl or octadecyl methacrylate or 2-N,N-dimethylamino-ethyl methacrylate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
A varnish according to claim 1 in which the acrylate of formula (III) is methyl, ethyl, butyl, 2-ethylhexyl, dodecyl or octadecyl acrylate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
A varnish according to claim 1, in which said polymer is quaternized with a quaternizing agent selected from the group consisting of dimethyl sulphate and ethyl bromide.