Resinous compositions comprising thermosetting epoxide resins and thermoplastic polyvinyl resins and bentoniteamine reaction products

Claim 1

A HARDENABLE, NORMALLY LIQUID RESINOUS COMPOSITION COMPRISING FROM 20 TO 80 PARTS BY WEIGHT OF A THERMOSETTING RESIN COMPRISING A GLYCIDYL POLYETHER OF A POLYHYDRIC PHENOL HAVING A 1,2-EPOXY EQUIVALENCY OF BETWEEN 1 AND 2 AND WHICH IS DEVOID TO OTHER REACTIVE SUBSTITUENTS THAN PHENOLIC HYDROXYL GROUPS, ANDA AN INSOLUBLE CATALYST THEREFOR, THE CATALYST BEING PRESENT IN AN AMOUNT OF FROM 6% TO 50% BY WEIGHT BASED ON 100 PARTS BY WEIGHT OF THE GLYCIDYL POLYETHER, FROM 80 TO 20 PARTS BY WEIGHT OF A THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPRISING A PLASTISOL INCLUDING A RESIN SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF NON-VOLATILE HALOGEN-CONTAINING HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT VINYLIDENE POLYMERS, HALOGENATED PARAFFIN WAXES, AND HALOGENATED NATURAL RUBBER AND A PLASTICIZER THEREFOR, AND A BENTONITE-AMINE REACTION PRODUCT IN AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN THE CATALYST IN SUSPENSION IN THE LIQUID RESINS WHEREBY THE COMPOSITION MAY BE CONVERTES TO A HOMOGENEOUS SOLID HAVING EXCELLENT FLEXIBILITY CHARACTERISTICS AND IMPACT RESISTANCE.