Alloys of polyolefins and rosin derivatives

Claim 1

AN ALLOY CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF (A) A POLYOLEFIN SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISITING OF CRYSTALLINE POLYETHYLENE AND STEREOREGULAR HOMOPLYMERS OF A-OLEFINS CONTAINING AT LEAST 3 CARBON ATOMS AND (B) FROM ABOUT 1% TO ABOUT 60% BY WEIGHT OF SAID ALLOY OF ROSIN DERIVATIVE COMPATIBLE WITH SAID POLYOLEFIN AND HAVING A DROP SOFTENING POINT ABOVE ABOUT 70* C., SAID ROSIN DERIVATIVE BEING SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF (1) MODIFIED ROSINS OF THE GROUP CONSISTING OF HYDROGENATED ROSIN, DISPROPORIONATED ROSIN, POLYMERIZED ROSIN, CONDENSATION ADDUCTS OF ROSIN AND UNSATURATED CARBOCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, HYDROGENATED DISPROPORTIONATED ROSIN, HYDROGENATED POLYMERIZED ROSIN, AND HYDROGENATED CONDENSATION ADDUCTS OF ROSIN AND UNSATURATED CARBOCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS; (2) RESIN ACIDS OF THE GROUP CONSISTING OF DIHYDROABIETIC ACID, TETRAHYDROABIETIC ACID, DEHYDROABIETIC ACID, DIHYDRODEXTROPIMARIC ACID, TETRAHYDRODEXTROPIMARIC ACID, DIHYDROISODEXTROPIMARIC ACID, TETRAHYDROISODEXTROPIMARIC ACID AND MIXTURES THEREOF; (3) ESTERS OF THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ESTERS OF THE MODIFIED ROSINS AS DEFINED (1) ABOVE AND HYDROABIETYL ALCOHOL, AND ESTERS OF THE RESIN ACIDS AS DEFINED IN (2) ABOVE AND HYDROABIETYL ALCOHOL; (4) DI-ROSIN AMINE; (5) MONOAMIDES OF THE GENERAL FORMULA