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Claim 2

Fluorochemical compositions comprising a mixture of: (a) water-insoluble fluoroaliphatic radical- and aliphatic chlorine-containing ester; and (b) water-insoluble fluoroaliphatic radical-containing polymer.

Claim 3

Fluorochemical compositions according to claim 1, wherein said ester comprises an ester of a fluoroaliphatic radical- and aliphatic chlorine-containing alcohol and a mono- or polycarboxylic acid.

Claim 4

Fluorochemical compositions according to claim 2, wherein said alcohol has the formula: ##STR15## wherein R f is a fluorinated, monovalent, non-aromatic, aliphatic radical of at least three fully fluorinated carbon atoms, Q is a divalent linking group free of epoxy-reactive and isocyanate-reactive groups, R 1 is hydrogen, a C 1-6 alkyl radical, or a C 1-6 haloalkyl radical, R 2 is hydrogen, a C 1-6 alkyl radical, a C 1-6 haloalkyl radical, or a C 1-6 aryl radical, R 1 and R 2 can be connected together to form an aromatic or cycloaliphatic structure, and p is greater than zero and less than 10.

Claim 5

Fluorochemical compositions according to claim 2, wherein said ester comprises an adipate, phthalate, or citrate ester.

Claim 6

Fluorochemical compositions according to claim 1, wherein said ester comprises a carbamate ester of a fluoroaliphatic radical- and aliphatic chlorine-containing alcohol and an organic isocyanate.

Claim 7

Fluorochemical compositions according to claim 1, wherein said polymer comprises a polymer of one or more monomers having the formula R f 'P, where R f ' is a fluorinated, monovalent, non-aromatic, aliphatic radical of at least three fully fluorinated carbon atoms, and P is a polymerizable group.

Claim 8

Fluorochemical compositions according to claim 6, wherein R f 'P comprises a fluoroaliphatic acrylate or methacrylate monomer.

Claim 9

Fluorochemical compositions according to claim 1, wherein said polymer comprises a polymer of R f 'SO 2 N(R)C 2 H 4 OOCCH═CH 2 , wherein R f ' is a fluorinated, monovalent, non-aromatic, aliphatic radical of at least three fully fluorinated carbon atoms and R is H or a C 1-6 alkyl radical.

Claim 10

Fluorochemical compositions according to claim 1, wherein said polymer comprises a polymer of R f 'C 2 H 4 OOCC(CH 3 )═CH 2 , wherein R f ' is a fluorinated, monovalent, non-aromatic, aliphatic radical of at least three fully fluorinated carbon atoms.

Claim 11

Fluorochemical compositions according to claim 1, wherein said ester and said polymer each have at least one major transition temperature above about 25° C.

Claim 12

Fluorochemical compositions according to claim 1, wherein said ester and said polymer are combined in a weight ratio between about 1:10 to 10:1.

Claim 13

Fluorochemical compositions according to claim 1, wherein said ester comprises an adipate ester of the alcohol ##STR16## wherein R f is a fluorinated, monovalent, non-aromatic, aliphatic radical of at least three fully fluorinated carbon atoms, R is H or a C 1-6 alkyl radical, and p is between about 1 and 5, said polymer comprises a polymer of R f 'SO 2 N(R')C 2 H 4 OOCH═CH 2 , wherein R f ' is a fluorinated, monovalent, non-aromatic, aliphatic radical of at least three fully fluorinated carbon atoms, R' is H or a C 1-6 alkyl radical, and wherein said ester and said polymer are combined in a weight ratio between about 1:10 and 10:1.

Claim 14

Oil- and water-repellant articles treated with a composition according to claim 1.

Claim 15

A process for rendering an article durably oil- and water-repellant, comprising the steps of contacting said article with a liquid composition comprising a composition according to claim 1, and drying said liquid composition on said article.