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Crushed foam coated leather and leather-like materials
Assignee: Rohm and Haas Co
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Filing: 1975-06-09
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Granted: 1977-12-06
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Expires: 1995-06-09
Abstract
Abstract Crushed foam coated leather and leather-like materials characterized by excellent foam adherence, are prepared by flowing foamed compounded polymeric latices into contact with a leather or leather-like substrate and partially drying same, followed by compressive crushing of the dried foam, plating or embossing to achieve optimum adhesion, and further heating and curing to develop maximum physical properties.
Inventors
- 👤 John G. Brodnyan
- 👤 Donald F. Holloway
- 👤 Stanley Le Sota
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-01 21:41
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B9/00; B32B9/02; B32B9/025; B29; B29C; B29C44/00; B29C44/34; B29C44/56; B29C44/5627; B32B38/00; B32B38/06; B32B9/04; B32B9/046; C; C14; C14C; C14C11/00; C14C11/003; D; D06; D06N; D06N3/00; D06N3/0002; D06N3/0015; D06N3/0018; D06N3/04; D06N3/042; B32B38/0012; B32B2038/0024; B32B2309/00; B32B2309/08; B32B2309/10; B32B2309/105; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/904; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24479; Y10T428/24496; Y10T428/24504; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249953; Y10T428/249975; Y10T428/26; Y10T428/263; Y10T428/264
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
222 words
A method for preparing crushed foam coated leather and leather substitutes which comprises: A. foaming a latex composition prepared from monomers of the following groups: i. 20-90% by weight of butyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate or ethylene; ii. 40-95% by weight of ethyl acrylate or vinyl chloride; iii. 20-50% by weight of methyl methacrylate, acrylonitrile, styrene or vinylidene chloride; iv. 10-30% by weight of methyl acrylate or butyl methacrylate; v. 0.1-5% by weight of acrylic acid, itaconic acid or methacrylic acid; and vi. 3-7% by weight of hydroxyethyl methacrylate, methylol acrylamide, acrylamide, methylol methacrylamide or acrolein, or any mixtures thereof; the sum of i-vi being 100%; B. coating the foam on a leather or leather substitute at a thickness in the range of from 5 to 60 mils; C. partially drying the foam at a temperature in the range of from 120° to 400° F. but short of curing the foam; and simultaneously or separately: D. crushing the partially dried foam coating to a thickness of about 3-25 mils and such that the crushed foam coating has minimal bounce back and good pattern definition upon embossment; E. embossing and curing the crushed foam coated leather or leather substitute at a pressure in the range of from about 50 to 2,000 psi at a temperature in the range of from 100° to 350° F.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
222 words
A method for preparing crushed foam coated leather and leather substitutes which comprises: A. foaming a latex composition prepared from monomers of the following groups: i. 20-90% by weight of butyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate or ethylene; ii. 40-95% by weight of ethyl acrylate or vinyl chloride; iii. 20-50% by weight of methyl methacrylate, acrylonitrile, styrene or vinylidene chloride; iv. 10-30% by weight of methyl acrylate or butyl methacrylate; v. 0.1-5% by weight of acrylic acid, itaconic acid or methacrylic acid; and vi. 3-7% by weight of hydroxyethyl methacrylate, methylol acrylamide, acrylamide, methylol methacrylamide or acrolein, or any mixtures thereof; the sum of i-vi being 100%; B. coating the foam on a leather or leather substitute at a thickness in the range of from 5 to 60 mils; C. partially drying the foam at a temperature in the range of from 120° to 400° F. but short of curing the foam; and simultaneously or separately: D. crushing the partially dried foam coating to a thickness of about 3-25 mils and such that the crushed foam coating has minimal bounce back and good pattern definition upon embossment; E. embossing and curing the crushed foam coated leather or leather substitute at a pressure in the range of from about 50 to 2,000 psi at a temperature in the range of from 100° to 350° F.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 1 wherein, prior to foaming, the latex composition is compounded with 1-10% by weight based on the copolymer, of an aminoplast resin, and the copolymer contains at least one monomer of group vi.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 1 wherein Step E is carried out upon leather substitutes by employing a pressure in the range of from 50 to 1000 psi at a temperature in the range from about 300° to about 350° F.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 1 wherein Step E is carried out upon leather by employing pressures in the range of from 500 to 1200 psi at a temperature in the range of from about 175° to about 300° F.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the crushing step (D) is effected before embossing and curing, at a pressure in the range of from 1 to 50 psi at room temperature.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 5 which comprises the additional step of postcuring at a temperature in the range of from about 150° to about 500° F.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the copolymer contains at least one monomer of group vi.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the crushed foam has a thickness of about 5-20 mils.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
124 words
A leather or leather substitute which has a crushed foam coating of a latex composition containing a copolymer prepared from monomers of the following groups: i. 20-90% by weight of butyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate or ethylene; ii. 40-95% by weight of ethyl acrylate or vinyl chloride; iii. 20-50% by weight of methyl methacrylate, acrylonitrile, styrene or vinylidene chloride; iv. 10-30% by weight of methyl acrylate, butyl methacrylate; v. 0.1-5% by weight of acrylic acid, itaconic acid or methacrylic acid; and vi. 3-7% by weight of hydroxyethyl methacrylate, methylol acrylamide, acrylamide, methylol methacrylamide or acrolein, or any mixtures thereof; the sum of i-vi being 100%; said crushed foam coating having a thickness of about 3-25 mils, minimal bounce back and good pattern definition upon embossment.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
124 words
A leather or leather substitute which has a crushed foam coating of a latex composition containing a copolymer prepared from monomers of the following groups: i. 20-90% by weight of butyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate or ethylene; ii. 40-95% by weight of ethyl acrylate or vinyl chloride; iii. 20-50% by weight of methyl methacrylate, acrylonitrile, styrene or vinylidene chloride; iv. 10-30% by weight of methyl acrylate, butyl methacrylate; v. 0.1-5% by weight of acrylic acid, itaconic acid or methacrylic acid; and vi. 3-7% by weight of hydroxyethyl methacrylate, methylol acrylamide, acrylamide, methylol methacrylamide or acrolein, or any mixtures thereof; the sum of i-vi being 100%; said crushed foam coating having a thickness of about 3-25 mils, minimal bounce back and good pattern definition upon embossment.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
40 words
The crushed foam coated leather or leather substitute of claim 9 wherein the latex composition is compounded with 1-10% by weight based on the copolymer, of an aminoplast resin, and the copolymer contains at least one monomer of group vi.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
The crushed foam coated leather or leather substitute of claim 9 wherein the copolymer contains at least one monomer of group vi.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
The crushed foam coated leather or leather substitute of claim 9 wherein the crushed foam has a thickness in the range of from 5 mils to 20 mils.
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