US4628003A
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High temperature heat seal film
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1985-03-20
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Granted: 1986-12-09
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Expires: 2005-03-20
Abstract
Abstract For use as a heat sealable, high temperature, insulative wrapping, a laminar structure of a polyimide inner layer and two fluoropolymer outer layers wherein the outer layers are pigmented for a combination of color, increased heat aged bond retention, and reduced heat seal energy requirements.
Inventors
- 👤 Morton Katz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 16:34
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01B; H01B3/00; H01B3/18; H01B3/30; H01B3/303; H01B3/306; C; C08; C08J; C08J7/00; C08J7/04; C08J7/042; C08J7/043; C08J7/052; H01B3/44; H01B3/443; H01B3/445; C08J2379/00; C08J2379/04; C08J2379/08; C08J2427/00; C08J2427/02; C08J2427/12; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24777; Y10T428/25; Y10T428/26; Y10T428/263; Y10T428/264; Y10T428/265; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2913; Y10T428/2933; Y10T428/2936; Y10T428/2962; Y10T428/2964; Y10T428/30; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/3154; Y10T428/31544; Y10T428/31652; Y10T428/31663; Y10T428/31721; Y10T428/31725; Y10T428/3175
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
92 words
A laminar structure for use in wrapping around cable or wire to provide continuous, heat sealed, electrical insulation comprising an inner layer of a polyimide and two outer layers of a pigmented fluoropolymer, wherein the outer layers have a thickness from 1 to 200 microns and consist essentially of a heat sealing fluoropolymer exhibiting a melting point of not more than about 300° C. and including from 1 to 10 percent, by weight, of heat absorbing carbon pigment with substantially the same amount of pigment dispersed in each of the outer layers.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
92 words
A laminar structure for use in wrapping around cable or wire to provide continuous, heat sealed, electrical insulation comprising an inner layer of a polyimide and two outer layers of a pigmented fluoropolymer, wherein the outer layers have a thickness from 1 to 200 microns and consist essentially of a heat sealing fluoropolymer exhibiting a melting point of not more than about 300° C. and including from 1 to 10 percent, by weight, of heat absorbing carbon pigment with substantially the same amount of pigment dispersed in each of the outer layers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The laminar structure of claim 1 wherein the fluoropolymer is a copolymer of hexafluoropropylene and tetrafluoroethylene.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
The laminar structure of claim 2 wherein there is included 0.1 to 0.3 weight percent alpha-chloromethylphenyltrialkoxy silane based on the weight of the laminar structure with the silane concentrated at each interface between the polyimide layer and the copolymer layers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
50 words
The laminar structure of claim 1 wherein the fluoropolymer is a copolymer having between about 5 percent and about 50 percent by weight, based on the total fluoropolymer weight, of hexafluoropropylene and between about 50 percent and about 95 percent by weight, based on the total copyolymer weight, of tetrafluoroethylene.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
A wire or cable spirally wrapped by a strip of the laminar structure of claim 1 wherein edges of the strip of the laminar structure overlap and the strip has been heat sealed to itself at the overlapped edges.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
78 words
A laminar structure for use in wrapping around cable or wire to provide continuous, heat sealed, electrical insulation consisting essentially of an inner layer of a polyimide, two layers of a fluoropolymer having from 1 to 10 percent, by weight, of heat absorbing carbon pigment dispersed therein and 0.1 to 0.3 weight percent alpha-chloromethylphenyltrialkoxy silane based on the weight of the laminar structure with the silane concentrated at each interface between the polyimide layer and the fluoropolymer layers.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
78 words
A laminar structure for use in wrapping around cable or wire to provide continuous, heat sealed, electrical insulation consisting essentially of an inner layer of a polyimide, two layers of a fluoropolymer having from 1 to 10 percent, by weight, of heat absorbing carbon pigment dispersed therein and 0.1 to 0.3 weight percent alpha-chloromethylphenyltrialkoxy silane based on the weight of the laminar structure with the silane concentrated at each interface between the polyimide layer and the fluoropolymer layers.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The laminar structure of claim 6 wherein the fluoropolymer is a copolymer of hexafluoropropylene and tetrafluoroethylene.
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