Adhesive composition

Claim 1

An adhesive composition consisting essentially of a styrene-butadiene radial block copolymer, a tackifier, calcium carbonate and an organic solvent wherein the components thereof are present in the following ranges, assuming the presence of 100 parts by weight of the styrene-butadiene radial block copolymer in the final composition: ______________________________________ Component Parts by Weight ______________________________________ Tackifier 20-125 Calcium Carbonate 60-500 Solvent 85-1500 ______________________________________ , with the styrene-butadiene radial block copolymer having the following general configuration: (A-B).sub.x Y, where A is a styrene polymer b is a butadiene polymer Y is a group derived from a polyfunctional compound having at least three reactive sites and x is an integer from 3 to 5; the calcium carbonate has an average particle diameter of about 0.2×10 4 to about 50×10 4 A; and the solvents being selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbon aromatics having from six to eight carbon atoms aliphatic hydrocarbons having from six to eight carbon atoms ketones having from two to four carbon atoms and chlorinated organic solvent.