Paintable rubber composition and products

Claim 2

A PAINTABLE RUBBER SIGHTSHIELD PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING A FILLER STRUCTURE ON AUROMOTIVE VEHICLES AND BEING OPERATIVE TO PREVENT FLUTTERING AND/OR SAGGING DURING AUTOMOTIVE USAGE AND BEING RESILIENT AND RECOVERABLE TO ITS ORIGANAL SHAPE AFTER DEFLECTION, COMPRISING, PERCENTAGES BEING BY WEIGHT, A. ABOUT 15% TO ABOUT 90% OF A CROSS-LINKABLE RUBBER MATERIAL SELECTED FROM AT LEAST ONE OF THE GROUP CONSISTING OF, STYRENE BUTADIENE RUBBER, POLYBUTADIENE RUBBER, AND ISOPRENE RUBBER, SAID RUBBER MATERIAL ALSO INCLUDING UP TO 50% OF EHTYLENEPROPYLENE DIENE MONOMER RUBBER OR NEOPRENE RUBBER, B. ABOUT 0.01% TO ABOUT 40% OF A POLYMERIC STIFFENING AGENT FOR PROVIDING A HIGH FLEX MUDULUS FOR THE PRODUCT AND BEING SELECTED FROM AT LEAST ONE THE GROUP CONSISTING OF, ACRYLONTRILE BUTADIENE STYRENE, POLYVINYL CHLORIDE, A CELLULOSIC RESIN, AND A C2-C4 POLYOLEFINIC POLYMER MATERIAL, C. ZERO TO ABOTU 50% OF A PLASTICIZING AGENT SELECTED FROM AT LEAST ONE MATERIAL OF THE GROUP CONSISTING OF NAPHTHENIC AND PARAFINIC OILS, D. ZERO TO ABOUT 5% OF AN ACCELERATING AGENT, E. 0.01% TO ABOUT 10% OF A CURING AGENT, F. ZERO TO ABOUT 10% OF AN ACTIVATING AGENT, G. ZERO TO ABOUT 80% OF A FILLER MATERIAL, AND A COLORED PAINT COATING LAYER ON SAID PRODUCT OPERATIVE TO PROVIDE A DESIRED COLOR AND MADE A FLEXIBLE COLOR STABLE PAINT, SAID PRODUCT BEING A CURED PRODUCT.

Claim 3

The invention of claim 1 wherein, said rubber material includes less than 15% of ethylene-propylene diene monomer rubber or neoprene rubber, and the product is sulfur cured.

Claim 4

The invention of claim 1 wherein, component (b) is present from about 0.01% to about 25%, component (c) is present from about 0.01% to about 35%, component (d) is present from about zero to about 3%, component (e) is present from about 0.05% to about 5%, component (f) is present from about 0.01% to about 5%, and component (g) is present from about zero to about 60%.

Claim 5

The invention of claim 3 wherein, component (a) is present from about 25% to about 60%, and the product is sulfur cured.

Claim 6

The invention of claim 1 wherein, component (b) is at least in part a C2-C4 polyolefin/acrylic copolymer material.

Claim 7

The invention of claim 1 wherein, component (b) is at least in part an ethylene-ethyl acrylate copolymer material.

Claim 8

The invention of claim 1 further characterized as including, a flexible primer paint coating composition on the product, underneath said flexible color stable colored paint coating layer.

Claim 9

The invention of claim 1 wherein, said colored paint coating layer being selected from at least one resin coating material from the group consisting of a urethane resin, an acrylic resin, and a polyester resin.

Claim 10

The invention of claim 1 wherein, component (a) is present from about 30% to about 55%, component (b) is present from about 5% to about 20%, component (c) is present from about 1% to about 15%, component (d) is present from about 0.01% to about 3%, component (e) is present from about 0.5% to about 3%, component (f) is present from about 0.1% to about 3%, and component (g) is present from about 1% to about 50%.

Claim 11

A flexible paintable rubber composition for exterior automotive usage and the like comprising, percentages being by weight, a. about 15% to about 90% of a cross-linkable rubber material selected from at least one of the group consisting of, styrene butadiene rubber, polybutadiene rubber, and Isoprene rubber, said rubber material also including less than 50% of ethylene-propylene diene monomer rubber or neoprene rubber, b. about 0.01% to about 40% of a polymeric stiffening agent for providing a high flex modulus for the cured composition, and being selected from at least one of the group consisting of, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, polyvinyl chloride, a cellulosic resin, and a C2-C4 polyolefinic polymer material, c. zero to about 50% of a plasticizing agent selected from at least one material of the group consisting of naphthenic and paraffinic oils, d. zero to about 5% of an accelerating agent, e. 0.01% to about 10% of a curing agent, f. zero to about 10% of an activating agent, g. zero to about 80% of a filler material, and a colored paint coating layer on said composition operative to provide a desired color and made of a flexible color stable paint, said composition in cured form being generally operative to prevent fluttering and sagging and being resilient and generally recoverable to its original position after deflection.

Claim 12

A flexible paintable rubber composition for exterior automotive usage and the like comprising, percentages being by weight, a. about 15% to about 90% of a cross-linkable rubber material selected from at least one of the group consisting of, styrene butadiene rubber, polybutadiene rubber, and Isoprene rubber, said rubber material also including less than 50% of ethylene-propylene diene monomer rubber or neoprene rubber, b. about 0.01% to about 40% of a polymeric stiffening agent for providing a high flex modulus for the cured composition, and being selected from at least one of the group consisting of, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, polyvinyl chloride, a cellulosic resin, and a C2-C4 polyolefinic polymer material, c. zero to about 50% of a plasticizing agent selected from at least one material of the group consisting of naphthenic and paraffinic oils, d. zero to about 5% of an accelerating agent, e. 0.01% to about 10% of a curing agent, f. zero to about 10% of an activating agent, g. zero to about 80% of a filler material, and a colored paint coating layer on said composition operative to provide a desired color and made of a flexible color stable paint, said composition in cured form being generally operative to prevent fluttering and sagging and being resilient and generally recoverable to its original position after deflection.

Claim 13

The invention of claim 10 wherein, said rubber material includes less than 15% of ethylene-propylene diene monomer rubber or neoprene rubber.

Claim 14

The invention of claim 10 wherein, component (b) is present from about 0.01% to about 25%, component (c) is present from about 0.01% to about 35%, component (d) is present from about zero to about 3%, component (e) is present from about 0.05% to about 5%, component (f) is present from about 0.01% to about 5%, and component (g) is present from about zero to about 60%.

Claim 15

The invention of claim 10 wherein, component (a) is present from about 25% to about 60%.

Claim 16

The invention of claim 10 wherein, component (b) is at least in part a C2-C4 polyolefin/acrylic copolymer material.

Claim 17

The invention of claim 10 wherein, component (b) is at least in part an ethylene-ethyl acrylate copolymer material.

Claim 18

The invention of claim 10 further characterized as including, a flexible primer paint coating composition on said rubber composition, underneath said flexible color stable colored paint coating layer.

Claim 19

The invention of claim 10 wherein, said colored paint coating layer being selected from at least one resin coating material from the group consisting of a urethane resin, an acrylic resin, and a polyester resin.

Claim 20

The invention of claim 10 wherein, component (a) is present from about 30% to about 55%, component (b) is present from about 5% to about 20%, component (c) is present from about 1% to about 15%, component (d) is present from about 0.01% to about 3%, component (e) is present from about 0.5% to about 3%, component (f) is present from about 0.1% to about 3%, and component (g) is present from about 1% to about 50%.