Hot melt glass fiber coating

Claim 2

A non-aqueous coating for glass fibers consisting of an organosilane, an ethylene-ethyl acrylate copolymer, a low molecular weight polyethylene wax, a phenolic-modified terpene resin and an emulsifiable polyolefin, wherein said coating is 100% solids prior to application to surfaces of the glass fibers and wherein the coating is applied to the glass fiber surfaces in the form of a hot melt.

Claim 3

The coating of claim 1 in which said silane is gamma-methacryloxysilane.

Claim 4

The coating of claim 1 in which said ethylene-ethyl acrylate copolymer has a melt index of about 20.

Claim 5

The coating of claim 1 in which said low molecular weight polyethylene wax is a microcrystalline wax having a melting point of about 200° F.

Claim 6

The coating of claim 1 in which said emulsifiable terpene resin is highly alkylated, nonreactive, thermoplastic and methylol-free.

Claim 7

The coating of claim 1 in which the chemically modified polyolefin has a weight average molecular weight of about 4,500 and an acid number between about 45 and about 90.

Claim 8

The coating of claim 1 consisting in parts by weight (pbw), of about 0.1 to about 4 pbw organosilane, about 5 to about 35 pbw ethylene-ethyl acrylate, about 10 to about 80 pbw low molecular weight polyethylene wax, about 5 to about 60 pbw phenolic-modified terpene resin and about 1 to 60 pbw of an emulsifiable polyolefin.

Claim 9

The coating of claim 1 in which said composition consists in parts by weight of the following: ______________________________________ organosilane 2.0 ethylene-ethyl acrylate 19.5 low molecular weight 39.0 polyethylene wax phenolic modified terpene 19.5 resin emulsifiable 20.0 polyolefin ______________________________________

Claim 10

A glass strand having on its surface a coating consisting of an organosilane, an ethylene-ethyl acrylate copolymer, a low molecular weight polyethylene wax, a phenolic-modified terpene resin, and an emulsifiable polyolefin, wherein the coating is 100% solids prior to application to the glass strand and is applied to the glass strand in the form of a hot melt.

Claim 11

A glass strand having on its surface a coating consisting of an organosilane, an ethylene-ethyl acrylate copolymer, a low molecular weight polyethylene wax, a phenolic-modified terpene resin, and an emulsifiable polyolefin, wherein the coating is 100% solids prior to application to the glass strand and is applied to the glass strand in the form of a hot melt.

Claim 12

A resin reinforced with a glass strand, said glass strand having on its surface a coating consisting of an organosilane, an ethylene-ethyl acrylate copolymer, a low molecular weight polyethylene wax, a phenolic-modified terpene resin and an emulsifiable polyolefin, wherein the coating is 100% solids prior to application to the glass strand and is applied to the glass strand in the form of a hot melt.

Claim 13

A resin reinforced with a glass strand, said glass strand having on its surface a coating consisting of an organosilane, an ethylene-ethyl acrylate copolymer, a low molecular weight polyethylene wax, a phenolic-modified terpene resin and an emulsifiable polyolefin, wherein the coating is 100% solids prior to application to the glass strand and is applied to the glass strand in the form of a hot melt.