Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
198 words
A fibrous material comprising cellulose fibers and mineral wool fibers in a weight ratio within the range from about 3:7 to about 10:1, and an amount within the range from about 1 to about 30% by weight based on the total weight of the cellulose fibers and mineral wool fibers in the fibrous material, the amount being sufficient to impart dimensional stability thereto, of a water-soluble polyoxyalkylene ether alcohol having the formula: R.sub.1 [--O--(C.sub.n.sbsb.1 H.sub.2n.sbsb.1 --O).sub.x --C.sub.n.sbsb.2 H.sub.2n.sbsb.2 OH].sub.m wherein: R 1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbon and hydrocarbon substituted with secondary hydroxyl groups and free from primary hydroxyl groups and having from one to about twenty-four carbon atoms; m is a number within the range from 1 to about 6; n 1 is a number within the range from about 2 to about 4; n 2 is a number within the range from 3 to 4; and --C n .sbsb.2 H 2n .sbsb.2 --OH is a branched chain propylene or butylene group having only secondary OH groups; and the total of x in all of the m groups (x multiplied by m) is a number within the range from about 2 to about 200.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
198 words
A fibrous material comprising cellulose fibers and mineral wool fibers in a weight ratio within the range from about 3:7 to about 10:1, and an amount within the range from about 1 to about 30% by weight based on the total weight of the cellulose fibers and mineral wool fibers in the fibrous material, the amount being sufficient to impart dimensional stability thereto, of a water-soluble polyoxyalkylene ether alcohol having the formula: R.sub.1 [--O--(C.sub.n.sbsb.1 H.sub.2n.sbsb.1 --O).sub.x --C.sub.n.sbsb.2 H.sub.2n.sbsb.2 OH].sub.m wherein: R 1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbon and hydrocarbon substituted with secondary hydroxyl groups and free from primary hydroxyl groups and having from one to about twenty-four carbon atoms; m is a number within the range from 1 to about 6; n 1 is a number within the range from about 2 to about 4; n 2 is a number within the range from 3 to 4; and --C n .sbsb.2 H 2n .sbsb.2 --OH is a branched chain propylene or butylene group having only secondary OH groups; and the total of x in all of the m groups (x multiplied by m) is a number within the range from about 2 to about 200.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
A fibrous material according to claim 1, in which the amount of polyoxyalkylene ether alcohol is within the range from about 2 to about 20% by weight based on the total weight of the cellulose fibers and mineral wool fibers in the fibrous material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A fibrous material according to claim 1, in which x is within the range from about 6 to about 50, and m within the range from 1 to about 4.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
A fibrous material according to claim 1, in which the polyoxyalkylene ether alchol has the formula: ##STR8## wherein R 1 , n 1 and x are as in claim 1.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
70 words
A fibrous material according to claim 1, in which the polyoxyalkylene ether alcohol has the formula: ##STR9## wherein: m 1 is a number within the range from 3 to 6; R 1 is derived from a polyol having at least three up to about six hydroxyl groups, and the R 1 group when containing hydroxyl groups has only secondary hydroxyl and no primary hydroxyl groups; and x is as above.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
A fibrous material according to claim 5, in which the polyol is glycerol.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
45 words
A fibrous material according to claim 1, in which the polyoxyalkylene ether alcohol has the formula: HO--C.sub.n.sbsb.2 H.sub.2n.sbsb.2 --O--(C.sub.n.sbsb.1 H.sub.2n.sbsb.1 --O).sub.x --C.sub.n.sbsb.2 H.sub.2n.sbsb.2 --OH].sub.m wherein x, m, n 1 and n 2 and --OC n .sbsb.2 H 2n .sbsb.2 OH are as in claim 1.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
50 words
A fibrous material according to claim 1, in which the polyoxyalkylene ether alcohol has the formula: ##STR10## wherein n 3 is 2 or 3, and when n 3 is 3 the C n .sbsb.3 H 2n .sbsb.3 O group is branched chain propylene, and x is as in claim 1.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
A fibrous material according to claim 1, in which the fibrous material is coated with a plastic material.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
A fibrous material according to claim 9 in which the plastic material is a thermoplastic synthetic polymer derived from a vinyl monomer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
A fibrous material according to claim 10 in which the vinyl monomer is selected from the group consisting of vinyl chloride, vinyl acetate, vinylidene chloride and mixtures thereof.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
A fibrous material according to claim 10 in which the thermoplastic polymer is polyvinyl chloride.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
38 words
A fibrous material according to claim 12 in which the polyvinyl chloride coating is prepared from a polyvinyl chloride plastisol containing a plasticizer in a weight ratio polymer: plasticizer within the range from about 2:3 to about 5:1.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
A fibrous material according to claim 13 in which the polyvinyl chloride coating comprises a blowing agent.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
34 words
A fibrous material according to claim 14 in which a portion of the coating carries a blowing inhibitor inhibiting blowing in that portion, thus giving a relief pattern on the blown coated fibrous material.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
17 words
A fibrous material according to claim 14 in which the coating comprises an accelerator for the blowing.