Cleaning and polishing compositions

Claim 2

A surface-treating, water-in-oil emulsion composition for furniture and similar household items comprising water, organic solvent, film-former, nonionic emulsifier and an alpha-olefin/maleic anhydride polymer selected from the group consisting of: (a) polymers of (a1) maleic anhydride and (a2) at least one 1-alkene having 12-30 carbon atoms; and (b) polymers of (b1) maleic anhydride, (b2) at least one lower 1-alkene and (b3) at least one higher 1-alkene, said lower 1-alkenes having 4-18 carbon atoms and said higher 1-alkenes having more than 18 carbon atoms.

Claim 3

The composition of claim 1 wherein the water is present in an amount of about 40 to 85% by weight; the organic solvent is present in an amount of about 5 to 70% by weight; the film-former in an amount of about 0.5 to 30% by weight; the emulsifier in an amount of about 0.2 to 5% by weight and the polymer in an amount of about 0.05 to 5% by weight.

Claim 4

A surface-treating, water-in-oil emulsion composition for furniture and similar household items comprising: from about 0.05 to about 5 percent by weight of an alpha-olefin/maleic anhydride polymer selected from the group consisting of: (a) polymers of (a1) maleic anhydride and (a2) at least one 1-alkene having 12-30 carbon atoms; and (b) polymers of (b1) maleic anhydride, (b2) at least one lower 1-alkene and (b3) at least one higher 1-alkene, said lower 1-alkenes having 4-18 carbon atoms and said higher 1-alkenes having more than 18 carbon atoms; from about 0.2 to about 5 percent by weight of a nonionic emulsifier; from about 5 to about 70 percent by weight of a hydrocarbon solvent; from about 0.5 to about 15 percent by weight of a film-forming silicone compound; from about 0.05 to about 5 percent by weight of a coupling oil; and from about 60 to 85 percent by weight water.

Claim 5

A surface-treating, water-in-oil emulsion composition for furniture and similar household items comprising: from about 0.05 to about 5 percent by weight of an alpha-olefin/maleic anhydride polymer selected from the group consisting of: (a) polymers of (a1) maleic anhydride and (a2) at least one 1-alkene having 12-30 carbon atoms; and (b) polymers of (b1) maleic anhydride, (b2) at least one lower 1-alkene and (b3) at least one higher 1-alkene, said lower 1-alkenes having 4-18 carbon atoms and said higher 1-alkenes having more than 18 carbon atoms; from about 0.2 to about 5 percent by weight of a nonionic emulsifier; from about 5 to about 70 percent by weight of a hydrocarbon solvent; from about 0.5 to about 15 percent by weight of a film-forming silicone compound; from about 0.05 to about 5 percent by weight of a coupling oil; and from about 60 to 85 percent by weight water.

Claim 6

The surface-treating, water-in-oil emulsion composition of claim 3 wherein the composition comprises from about 0.1 to aobut 1.0 percent of said alpha-olefin/maleic anhydride polymer.

Claim 7

The surface-treating, water-in-oil emulsion composition of claim 3 wherein the composition comprises from about 0.2 to about 0.4 percent of said alpha-olefin/maleic anhydride polymer.

Claim 8

The surface-treating, water-in-oil emulsion composition of claim 3 wherein the composition comprises from about 0.7 to about 1 percent of said nonionic emulsifier.

Claim 9

The surface-treating, water-in-oil emulsion composition of claim 3 wherein the composition comprises from about 3 to about 5 percent of said film-forming silicone compound.

Claim 10

The composition of claim 2 which further includes from about 0.05 to 5% by weight of a coupling oil.

Claim 11

A surface-treating, water-in-oil emulsion composition for furniture and similar household items comprising: from about 0.1 to about 8 percent by weight of an alpha-olefin/maleic anhydride polymer selected from the group consisting of: (a) polymers of (a1) maleic anhydride and (a2) at least one 1-alkene having 12-30 carbon atoms; and (b) polymers of (b1) maleic anhydride, (b2) at least one lower 1-alkene and (b3) at least one higher 1-alkene, said lower 1-alkenes having 4-18 carbon atoms and said higher 1-alkenes having more than 18 carbon atoms; from about 0.2 to about 5 percent by weight of a nonionic emulsifier; from about 5 to about 70 percent by weight of a hydrocarbon solvent; from about 1 to about 30 percent by weight of a film-forming non-drying oil; from about 0.05 to about 5 percent by weight of a coupling oil; and from about 40 to 85 percent by weight water.

Claim 12

A surface-treating, water-in-oil emulsion composition for furniture and similar household items comprising: from about 0.1 to about 8 percent by weight of an alpha-olefin/maleic anhydride polymer selected from the group consisting of: (a) polymers of (a1) maleic anhydride and (a2) at least one 1-alkene having 12-30 carbon atoms; and (b) polymers of (b1) maleic anhydride, (b2) at least one lower 1-alkene and (b3) at least one higher 1-alkene, said lower 1-alkenes having 4-18 carbon atoms and said higher 1-alkenes having more than 18 carbon atoms; from about 0.2 to about 5 percent by weight of a nonionic emulsifier; from about 5 to about 70 percent by weight of a hydrocarbon solvent; from about 1 to about 30 percent by weight of a film-forming non-drying oil; from about 0.05 to about 5 percent by weight of a coupling oil; and from about 40 to 85 percent by weight water.

Claim 13

The composition of claim 9 wherein the composition comprises from about 0.3 to about 3 percent of said alpha-olefin/maleic anhydride polymer.

Claim 14

The composition of claim 9 wherein the composition comprises from about 0.5 to about 2 percent of said alpha-olefin/maleic anhydride polymer.

Claim 15

The composition of claim 9 wherein the composition comprises from about 0.70 to about 1 percent of said nonionic emulsifier.

Claim 16

The composition of claim 9 wherein the composition comprises from abut 2 to about 20 percent of said film-forming non-drying oil.

Claim 17

The composition of claim 1 wherein said alpha-olefin/maleic anhydride polymer comprises maleic anhydride, at least one of said lower 1-alkene monomers and at least one of said higher 1-alkene monomers.

Claim 18

The composition of claim 14 wherein said alpha-olefin/maleic anhydride polymer comprises from about 49 to about 60 mole percent maleic anhydride, from about 10 to about 40 mole percent of one of said lower 1-alkene monomers, and from about 10 to about 40 mole percent of one of said 1-alkene monomers.

Claim 19

The composition of claim 14 wherein said alpha-olefin/maleic anhydride polymer comprises from about 49 to about 55 mole percent maleic anhydride, from about 10 to about 30 mole percent of one of said lower 1-alkene monomers, and from about 10 to 40 mole percent of one of said higher 1-alkene monomers.

Claim 20

The composition of claim 2 wherein the composition is essentially wax-free, having no more than 0 to about 0.1% wax by weight of the composition.

Claim 21

An aerosol composition comprising from about 70 to 95% by weight of the composition of claim 1 and from about 5 to 30% by weight of an aerosol propellant.