Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
273 words
A polyester adhesive having as the effective component thereof a copolyester containing a tertiary amino group comprising: (1) a terephthalic acid residue, the amount of which makes up 80 to 20 mol % of the total amount of all the carboxylic acid residues present; (2) at least one dicarboxylic acid residue selected from the group consisting of aliphatic dicarboxylic acid residues and aromatic dicarboxylic acid residues other than a terephthalic acid residue, the amount of which makes up 20 to 80 mol % of the total amount of all the carboxylic acid residues present; (3) at least one alkylene glycol residue, the amount of which makes up 50 to 99 mol % of the total amount of all the glycol residues present; and (4) at least one glycol residue possessed of the group represented by the following generic formula: ##STR7## wherein R 13 , R 14 and R 16 are each an alkylene group of 1 to 15 carbon atoms, R 17 and R 18 are either, independently, a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms or, in combination, make up a polymethylene group which may form a heterogeneous ring in conjunction with the adjoining nitrogen atom, and R 15 is an alkyl group of from 1 to 3 carbon atoms or ##STR8## the amount of which makes up 50 to 1 mol % of the total amount of all the glycol residues present, the said copolyester having a reduced viscosity, η sp/c as measured in chloroform as the solvent under conditions of c = 0.4 g/dl and 30° C in the range of from 0.2 to 2.0.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
273 words
A polyester adhesive having as the effective component thereof a copolyester containing a tertiary amino group comprising: (1) a terephthalic acid residue, the amount of which makes up 80 to 20 mol % of the total amount of all the carboxylic acid residues present; (2) at least one dicarboxylic acid residue selected from the group consisting of aliphatic dicarboxylic acid residues and aromatic dicarboxylic acid residues other than a terephthalic acid residue, the amount of which makes up 20 to 80 mol % of the total amount of all the carboxylic acid residues present; (3) at least one alkylene glycol residue, the amount of which makes up 50 to 99 mol % of the total amount of all the glycol residues present; and (4) at least one glycol residue possessed of the group represented by the following generic formula: ##STR7## wherein R 13 , R 14 and R 16 are each an alkylene group of 1 to 15 carbon atoms, R 17 and R 18 are either, independently, a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms or, in combination, make up a polymethylene group which may form a heterogeneous ring in conjunction with the adjoining nitrogen atom, and R 15 is an alkyl group of from 1 to 3 carbon atoms or ##STR8## the amount of which makes up 50 to 1 mol % of the total amount of all the glycol residues present, the said copolyester having a reduced viscosity, η sp/c as measured in chloroform as the solvent under conditions of c = 0.4 g/dl and 30° C in the range of from 0.2 to 2.0.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The polyester adhesive set forth in claim 1, wherein the aliphatic dicarboxylic acid which provides said aliphatic dicarboxylic acid residue is adipic acid, azelaic acid, sebacic acid or dodecanedioic acid.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The polyester adhesive set forth in claim 1, wherein the aromatic dicarboxylic acid other than terephthalic acid which provides said aromatic dicarboxylic acid residue is isophthalic acid.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The polyester adhesive set forth in claim 1, wherein the alkylene glycol which provides said alkylene glycol residue is ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, tetramethylene glycol, hexamethylene glycol or neopentyl glycol.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
The polyester adhesive set forth in claim 1, wherein the glycol residue possessed of said generic formula is derived from 2-methyl-2-N,N-dimethylaminomethyl-1,3-propanediol, 2-methyl-2-N,N-diethylaminomethyl-1,3-propanediol, 2-ethyl-2-N,N-di-n-propylaminomethyl-1,3-propanediol, 2-methyl-2-N,N-di-n-butyl-aminomethyl-1,3-propanediol, 2-methyl-2-N,N-dimethylaminoethyl-1,3-propanediol, 2-methyl-2-piperizinomethyl-1,3-propanediol, 2-N,N-bis(dimethylaminomethyl)-1,3-propanediol, 2-N,N-bis(di-isopropylaminomethyl)-1,3-propanediol, 3-methyl-3-N,N-dimethylaminomethyl-1,5-pentanediol, 3-methyl-3-N,N-diethylaminomethyl-1,5-pentanediol or 4-ethyl-4-N,N-di-isopropylaminomethyl-1,6-hexanediol.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The polyester adhesive set forth in claim 1, wherein the glycol residue possessed of said generic formula is derived from 2-methyl-2-dimethylaminomethyl-1,3-propanediol.