Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
264 words
A thermoplastic copolyester elastomer composition comprising (A) a copolyester consisting essentially of a multiplicity of long-chain ester units and short-chain ester units joined through ester linkages, said long-chain ester units selected from the group consisting of units represented by the formula (Ia), formula (Ib) and combinations thereof ##STR5## and said short-chain ester units being represented by formula (II) ##STR6## where G is a divalent radical remaining after the removal of hydroxyl groups from at least one long-chain glycol having a melting point of less than about 55° C. and a number average molecular weight of about 400-4000, R is a divalent radical remaining after the removal of carboxyl groups from at least one dicarboxylic acid having a molecular weight less than about 300, R' is a divalent radical remaining after the removal of carboxyl groups from dimer acid, D is a divalent radical remaining after the removal of hydroxyl groups from at least one aliphatic diol having a molecular weight less than about 250, with the proviso that at least about 70 mole percent of the D radicals are either ethylene radicals or 1,4-butylene radicals and at least about 70 mole percent of the R radicals are 1,4-phenylene radicals, said short-chain ester units being present in an amount of about 15-95 percent by weight of said copolyester; and (B) about 0.1-10 percent by weight, based on the weight of the total composition, of at least one alkali metal salt of a phenolic compound having a pK a 25° greater than 5 and an equivalent weight of less than about 300 per phenolic hydroxyl group.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
264 words
A thermoplastic copolyester elastomer composition comprising (A) a copolyester consisting essentially of a multiplicity of long-chain ester units and short-chain ester units joined through ester linkages, said long-chain ester units selected from the group consisting of units represented by the formula (Ia), formula (Ib) and combinations thereof ##STR5## and said short-chain ester units being represented by formula (II) ##STR6## where G is a divalent radical remaining after the removal of hydroxyl groups from at least one long-chain glycol having a melting point of less than about 55° C. and a number average molecular weight of about 400-4000, R is a divalent radical remaining after the removal of carboxyl groups from at least one dicarboxylic acid having a molecular weight less than about 300, R' is a divalent radical remaining after the removal of carboxyl groups from dimer acid, D is a divalent radical remaining after the removal of hydroxyl groups from at least one aliphatic diol having a molecular weight less than about 250, with the proviso that at least about 70 mole percent of the D radicals are either ethylene radicals or 1,4-butylene radicals and at least about 70 mole percent of the R radicals are 1,4-phenylene radicals, said short-chain ester units being present in an amount of about 15-95 percent by weight of said copolyester; and (B) about 0.1-10 percent by weight, based on the weight of the total composition, of at least one alkali metal salt of a phenolic compound having a pK a 25° greater than 5 and an equivalent weight of less than about 300 per phenolic hydroxyl group.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A composition of claim 1 wherein the phenolic salt is a salt of polyhydric phenol.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A composition of claims 1 or 2 wherein the phenolic salt has an equivalent weight of less than about 150 per phenolic hydroxyl group.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
A composition of claim 1 or 2 wherein the phenolic salt is a salt of resorcinol, bisphenol A, phloroglucinol, resorcinol sulfide or a phenol-formaldehyde resin.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
A composition of claim 1 or 2 where the phenolic salt is a sodium salt.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
12 words
A composition of claim 1 containing about 1-5 weight percent phenolic salt.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
A composition of claim 1 wherein said long-chain ester units are represented by the Formula ##STR7##
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
A composition of claim 1 wherein said long chain ester units are represented by the Formula ##STR8##
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
54 words
A composition of claim 7 where G is a divalent radical obtained by removing the hydroxyl groups from poly(tetramethylene oxide) glycol having a number average molecular weight of about 600-2000 or ethylene oxide-capped poly(propylene oxide) glycol having a number average molecular weight of about 1500-2800 and an ethylene oxide content of 15-35% by weight.