Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
A process for adhering a preformed body which is pervious to water vapour to another preformed body which comprises coating a surface of at least one of said bodies with a substantially solvent-free water-based adhesive composition comprising a rubbery polymer latex stabilized with an emulsifier which forms water-insoluble compounds with zinc and cadmium ions, an ammonium or amine sulfamate gelling agent for the latex, a zinc or cadmium ion donor compound, and sufficient ammonia or ammonia donor compound to provide a pH of above 8 to the adhesive composition, contacting the adhesive coated surface with a surface of the other body, and heating the intersurface layer of adhesive while maintaining the contact between the two bodies to cause gelation of the latex and removal of the water.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
127 words
A process for adhering a preformed body which is pervious to water vapour to another preformed body which comprises coating a surface of at least one of said bodies with a substantially solvent-free water-based adhesive composition comprising a rubbery polymer latex stabilized with an emulsifier which forms water-insoluble compounds with zinc and cadmium ions, an ammonium or amine sulfamate gelling agent for the latex, a zinc or cadmium ion donor compound, and sufficient ammonia or ammonia donor compound to provide a pH of above 8 to the adhesive composition, contacting the adhesive coated surface with a surface of the other body, and heating the intersurface layer of adhesive while maintaining the contact between the two bodies to cause gelation of the latex and removal of the water.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
A process according to claim 1 in which the latex is a latex of a natural rubber or a rubbery C 4 -C 10 diene polymer, the zinc or cadmium ion donor is zinc oxide and the pH is adjusted to a value above 9.5 with ammomium hydroxide.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
76 words
A process according to claim 2 in which the rubbery polymer is a copolymer of butadiene and styrene, the gelling agent is present in amount of 0.1-8 parts by weight, the zinc oxide is present in amount of 0.5-10 parts by weight and a sufficient amount of ammonium hydroxide is used to raise the pH to above 10.3, said parts being parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of solids in the rubbery polymer latex.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
51 words
A process according to claim 3 in which a water-soluble C 1 to C 8 alkyl or alkanol amine containing 1-5 amino groups is included in the adhesive composition in amount of 0.1-4 parts per 100 parts by weight of uncompounded latex solids as a substitute for part of the ammonia.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
11 words
An adhesively bonded assembly produced by the process of claim 1.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
11 words
An adhesively bonded assembly produced by the process of claim 2.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
11 words
An adhesively bonded assembly produced by the process of claim 3.