Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
205 words
A laminated structure comprising a substrate layer of crystalline propylene resin and, in direct contact with at least one surface of said substrate layer,a heat-sealable layer of a crystalline random propylene copolymer composition, characterised in that the crystalline random propylene copolymer composition is composed of (I) a crystalline random propylene copolymer of a major amount of propylene and a minor amount of another alpha-olefin, and (II) a random copolymer which consists essentially of more than 60 to 99 mole% of 1-butene and less than 40 to 1 mole% of propylene and which has: (A) an intrinsic viscosity [η], determined in decalin at 135 0 C of from 0.5 to 6 dl/g, (B) a DSC melting point (Tm), measured by a differential scanning calorimeter, of from 50 to 130°C, (C) a degree of crystallinity, measured by X-ray diffractometry, of from 5 to 60% (D) a boiling methyl acetate-soluble content (W1) of not more than 2% by weight based on the weight of the copolymer (II), and (E) an n-decane/acetone (1:1 by volume) mixture-soluble content (W 2 ) of 4 x [q] -1.2 or less in % by weight based on the weight of the copolymer (II), the weight ratio of (I):(II) being from 5:95 to 90:10.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
205 words
A laminated structure comprising a substrate layer of crystalline propylene resin and, in direct contact with at least one surface of said substrate layer,a heat-sealable layer of a crystalline random propylene copolymer composition, characterised in that the crystalline random propylene copolymer composition is composed of (I) a crystalline random propylene copolymer of a major amount of propylene and a minor amount of another alpha-olefin, and (II) a random copolymer which consists essentially of more than 60 to 99 mole% of 1-butene and less than 40 to 1 mole% of propylene and which has: (A) an intrinsic viscosity [η], determined in decalin at 135 0 C of from 0.5 to 6 dl/g, (B) a DSC melting point (Tm), measured by a differential scanning calorimeter, of from 50 to 130°C, (C) a degree of crystallinity, measured by X-ray diffractometry, of from 5 to 60% (D) a boiling methyl acetate-soluble content (W1) of not more than 2% by weight based on the weight of the copolymer (II), and (E) an n-decane/acetone (1:1 by volume) mixture-soluble content (W 2 ) of 4 x [q] -1.2 or less in % by weight based on the weight of the copolymer (II), the weight ratio of (I):(II) being from 5:95 to 90:10.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
A structure according to claim 1 wherein the crystalline random copolymer (I) is composed of from 99 to 85 mole% of propylene and from 1 to 15 mole% of the other alpha-olefin.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A structure according to claim 1 or 2 wherein the crystalline random propylene copolymer (I) has an intrinsic viscosity, determined in decalin at 135°C, of from 1.5 to 4 dl/g.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
A structure according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the crystalline random propylene copolymer (I) has a DSC melting point, measured by a differential scanning calorimeter, of from 120 to 155°C.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
A structure according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the random copolymer (II) has a (W 2 ) (E) of from 0.1 x [η] -1.2 to 4 x [η] -1.2 % by weight.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
A structure according to claim 5 wherein the random copolymer (II) has a (W 2 ) ( E ) of from 0 .2 x [η] -1.2 to 3.5 x [η] -1.2 % by weight.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
A structure according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the crystalline propylene resin constituting the substrate layer is a crystalline propylene homopolymer or a crystalline copolymer of propylene with up to 10 mole% of another alpha-olefin.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
A structure according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the crystalline propylene resin constituting the substrate layer has an intrinsic viscosity, determined in decalin at 135°C of from 1.5 to 4 dl/g.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
A structure according to any one of the preceding claims in the form of a film, sheet or bag.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
A crystalline random propylene copolymer composition as defined in any one of claims 1 to 6.