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Self-healing bentonite sheet material composite drainage structure

Assignee: Amcol International Corp
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Filing: 1986-03-04
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Granted: 1988-03-29
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Expires: 2006-03-04
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Abstract

Abstract The present invention relates to a layered water sealing article of manufacture including a layer of a flexible sheet material adhered to a layer of a composition comprising a non-hydrated water-swellable clay intimately contacted with a polypropene, polybutene, or mixtures thereof particularly useful as a water barrier. The water swellable clay composition can be adhered to the flexible sheet material in any manner, such as by extruding the composition in sheet form onto a layer of sheet material. The clay composition layer is sufficiently tacky to adhere to the sheet material on one major surface, and is sufficiently tacky for adherence to a wall, conduit, floor, roof, or other structure to be protected from water contact, on an exposed major surface in areas of potential water flow to prevent the seepage of water through the bentonite clay composition layer. In one embodiment, the clay composition layer includes a polypropene and/or a polybutene and an elastomer, such as butyl rubber, having sufficient resilience to stretch or expand with the expanding water-swellable clay composition upon hydration and to aid in maintaining the structural integrity and cohesiveness of the clay composition. In another embodiment, the clay composition layer comprises a water-swellable clay, an elastomer, and any plasticizer compatible with the elastomer.

Inventors

  • 👤 Todd D. Harriett

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 10:11
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B3/00; B32B3/10; B32B3/12; B32B27/00; B32B27/18; B32B27/20; C; C09; C09D; C09D5/00; C09D5/34; C09J; C09J123/00; C09J123/02; C09K; C09K3/00; C09K3/10; C08; C08L; C08L2666/00; C08L2666/54

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim 104 words
A composite drainage structure capable of directing water longitudinally away from a potential area of water flow and incapable of transverse water penetration comprising: drainage means for receiving water and channeling the water to a predetermined area, said drainage means including a first, generally planar, water-penetrable sheet material, and second, generally planar water-impermeable sheet material spaced from said first sheet material; channel means disposed between said first and second sheet materials of said drainage means for channeling water longitudinally within said drainage means to said predetermined area; and a cohesive layer of a water-swellable clay composition secured to said water-impermeable layer of sheet material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 104 words
A composite drainage structure capable of directing water longitudinally away from a potential area of water flow and incapable of transverse water penetration comprising: drainage means for receiving water and channeling the water to a predetermined area, said drainage means including a first, generally planar, water-penetrable sheet material, and second, generally planar water-impermeable sheet material spaced from said first sheet material; channel means disposed between said first and second sheet materials of said drainage means for channeling water longitudinally within said drainage means to said predetermined area; and a cohesive layer of a water-swellable clay composition secured to said water-impermeable layer of sheet material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 50 words
The drainage structure of claim 1 wherein the cohesive clay composition layer comprises a water-swellable clay in an amount of 35% to 90% by weight of the clay composition layer, and polypropene, polybutene or mixtures thereof in an amount of 10% to 65% by weight of the clay composition layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 17 words
The drainage structure of claim 2 wherein the clay composition layer has essentially no silicic filler material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 28 words
The drainage structure of claim 2 wherein the clay composition layer includes an elastomer in an amount of 1% to 20% by weight of the clay composition layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 24 words
The drainage structure of claim 2 wherein said polypropene, polybutene or mixtures thereof comprises 15 to 30% by weight of the clay composition layer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 26 words
The drainage structure of claim 1 wherein said water-swellable clay comprises bentonite in an amount of 50 to 80% by weight of the clay composition layer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 16 words
The drainage structure of claim 4 wherein said elastomer has an elongation of at least 500%.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 14 words
The drainage structure of claim 7 wherein said elastomer comprises partially cross-linked butyl rubber.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 34 words
The drainage structure of claim 8 wherein the clay composition layer further includes a plasticizer capable of extending said elastomer in an amount of 2% to 50% by weight of the clay composition layer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 54 words
The drainage structure of claim 9 wherein said clay comprises bentonite in an amount of 50% to 80% by weight of the clay composition layer; wherein said elastomer comprises 2% to 10% by weight of the clay composition layer; and wherein said plasticizer comprises at least 10% by weight of the clay composition layer.

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