Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
95 words
A water-soluble, pressure-sensitive adhesive mass comprising a) 100 parts by weight of at least one water-soluble copolymer of 55 to 90%-wt of at least one vinylcarboxylic acid 5 to 35%-wt of at least one hydroxyl groups-containing (meth-)acrylate 1 to 15%-wt of at least one N-substituted (meth-)-acrylamide derivative and 0.05 to 10%-wt of at least one vinylcarboxylic acid salt, b) 50 to 200 parts by weight of at least one water-soluble softener of the polyoxyalkylene group having a molecular mass of up to 1000 and c) 0.1 to 8 parts by weight of a cross-linking agent.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
45 words
The water-soluble, pressure-sensitive adhesive mass according to claim 1, characterized in that the vinylcarboxylic acid of copolymer a) is selected from the group consisting of (meth-)acrylic acid, β-acryloyloxypropionic acid, vinylacetic acid, fumaric acid, crotonic acid, aconitic acid, or itaconic acid, or mixtures of these acids.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The water-soluble, pressure-sensitive adhesive mass according to claim 1, characterized in that the hydroxyl groups-containing (meth-)acrylate of copolymer a) is a hydroxyalkyl(meth-)acrylate, particularly a 2-hydroxyethyl(meth-)acrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl(meth-)acrylate and/or 4-hydroxybutyl(meth-)acrylate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
74 words
The water-soluble, pressure-sensitive adhesive mass according to claim 1, characterized in that the N-substituted acrylamide derivative of copolymer a) is an N-substituted (meth-)acrylamide derivative of the general formula in which R₁ and R₂ are the same or different, and can represent an alkyl-, aryl-, arylalkyl-, alkylaryl-, alkoxyalkyl-, alkoxyaryl-, carboxylalkyl-, carboxylaryl-, acetylalkyl-, or an acetylalkoxyalkyl group, wherein R₁ and R₂ can also be a hydrogen atom, and R₃ a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The water-soluble, pressure-sensitive adhesive mass according to claim 1, characterized in that the vinylcarboxylic acid salt of copolymer a) is a metal salt, preferably an alkali salt or an ammonium salt.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
The water-soluble, pressure-sensitive adhesive mass according to claim 1, characterized in that the water-soluble softener b) having a molecular mass below 1000 is a polypropylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, polyoxypropylene/polyoxyethylene copolymer, monoethylene glycol dimethylether and/or polyethylene glycol dimethylether or a mixture of these compounds.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
The water-soluble, pressure-sensitive adhesive mass according to claim 1, characterized in that the cross-linking agent is a metal chelate, a metallic acid ester, an epoxide, an aziridine, a triazine or a melamine formaldehyde resin.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
45 words
A process for the production of the pressure-sensitive adhesive mass according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that copolymer a) is produced by radical polymerisation of the monomers in an organic solvent, and that subsequently components b) and c) are added.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
The process according to claim 8, characterized in that acetone, benzine having boiling limits of 60/95 or 80/110, toluene, isopropyl alcohol, propyl alcohol, butyl alcohol, isobutyl alcohol, ethylacetate, or mixtures of these solvents are used as organic solvents.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
The use of the water-soluble, pressure-sensitive adhesive masses according to claims 1 to 7 for the production of splice tapes having continuous temperature-resistance and adherence to moist substrates.