Abstract: A composite fabric comprises a layer of pile-forming material such as a textile bonded to a substrate material by an interlayer of plastics material which is substantially air-free. The interlayer has a density in the range 0.9 to 1.5 gm/cc and the substrate is a slab of deaerated plastics material having a weight up to 6.5 kg/sq. meter (12 lbs/sq. yard) and incorporating a layer of fibrous material such as glass fibre scrim. The pile forming material may be as light as 68 gm/sq. meter (2 oz/sq. yard) and as heavy as 4 kgm/sq. meter (120 oz/sq. yard).

Abstract: A method of connecting electrical parts to each other comprises the steps of coating an electroconductive adhesive on the terminal of a first member, coating an insulating adhesive on the terminal of a second member and the surface of the second member in which the terminal is not present, and adhering the first member to the second member with the terminal of the first member being opposite to that of the second member so that the first and second members are adhesively fixed to each other while each terminal of the first and second members are electrically connected.

Abstract: An anti-static carpet in which the sole conductive layer is a secondary backing having a surface resistivity less than 10.sup.11 ohms per square. In the disclosed embodiment, the secondary backing includes a backing base and a conductive composition coating on the upper side of the base. The conductive composition comprises latex and carbon black and is applied to the backing base before the secondary and primary backings are attached to each other.

Abstract: Improved, fast curing adhesives, with and without fillers, and articles bonded therewith are provided. The adhesive comprises a first part made up of a thermoplastic, non-reactive elastomeric polymer dissolved in an addition polymerizable combination of an acrylic or methacrylic monomer, a copolymerizable monomer containing at least one free carboxylic acid group, and a non-activated free radical addition polymerization catalyst system, and a second part comprising an activator for the free radical catalyst system. Exemplary of such a formulation is a first part made up of a elastomer, e.g. an acrylonitrile/butadiene rubber dissolved in a mixture of acrylic acid and methyl methacrylate, each of the three components being present in equal amounts. About 5 weight percent benzoyl peroxide and about 0.1 weight percent hydroquinone are dissolved in the mix. The resulting formulation has a high degree of relative stability in the absence of an activator for the benzoyl peroxide. An appropriate second part, i.e.

Abstract: Solutions of chlorosulfonated polyethylene or mixtures of sulfonyl chlorides and chlorinated polymers in polymerizable vinyl monomers having a Brookfield viscosity of up to about 1 million form excellent adhesive compositions which cure to high bond strengths. Acrylic monomers are preferred.

Abstract: A process for transferring printed information, in the form of printing ink, from a printed paper to a non-porous substrate by the application of a solvent to the surfaces of an adhesive coating on the printed information surface and a surface of the substrate, followed immediately by the application of pressure to unite the adhesive surfaces together and the subsequent dissolution and removal of the paper leaving the printed information attached to the substrate by means of the adhesive.

Abstract: A two part adhesive composition characterized by rapid curing and long shelf life is disclosed. The adhesive composition comprises a first component of an acrylic monomer and copper saccharinate or saccharin and a soluble copper salt and a second component comprising an alpha-hydroxy sulfone or an alpha-amino sulfone or mixtures thereof which functions as an activator therefor.

Abstract: Multilayer composite plate in which a hard layer of a foamed plastics material, such as foamed polystyrene, is bonded between two outer layers, conveniently of plywood or chipboard. The composite plates may have peripheral slots formed by extending the outer layers beyond the edges of the intermediate layer to form flanges. The slots may be used to accommodate ties by which two composite plates abutted edge-to-edge are secured. Invention also concerned with method of bonding layers under partial vacuum and apparatus for performing the method.

Abstract: The specification discloses noncracking permanent adhesives which utilize mixtures of phenolic resins and methacrylate resins having a Mw greater than about 100,000 and preferably about 400,000 bonding plasticized vinyl resin coverings, e.g., PVC, to hard polymeric substrate surfaces such as ABS, etc. Also, it is preferable that the vinyl resin covering contain plasticizers which are no more than limited in compatibility with the adhesive. It is theorized that the adhesive mixture prevents migration of plasticizer from the plasticizer-containing vinyl resin covering into the adhesive and eventually into the polymeric substrate.

Abstract: A novel self-adhesive type multi-layer laminated bituminous roofing membrane suitable for the formation of the roofing or waterproofing layer on roofs, floors and the like is provided. It comprises a base sheet of a sheet-like material, one or more bitumen layers coated on all or part of one or both faces of the base sheet, at least one layer of compound bitumen including both bitumen and rubber and/or resin laminated on all or part of the surface of said bitumen-coated layer on the base sheet and at least one release sheet laid over the whole surface of said compound bitumen layer.This roofing membrane is produced by uniting the bitumen-coated base sheet and the compound bitumen-coated release sheet, and can be applied over a substrate in a simple manner, without the step of melting or liquefying bitumen as in the conventional application process.

Abstract: Anaerobic curing compositions useful as anaerobic adhesives and sealants are described. These compositions comprise mixtures of polymerizable acrylic and substituted acrylic monomers together with a catalyst comprising an alpha-hydroxy sulfone compound. As an alternate embodiment of the invention, certain organic peroxides may be added to the composition to further prolong the shelf life thereof and to increase the shear strength of the resulting adhesive bond.

Abstract: A two part adhesive composition characterized by rapid curing and long shelf life is disclosed. The adhesive composition comprises a first component of an acrylic monomer and saccharin or copper saccharinate and a second component comprising a p-toluenesulfinic acid salt which functions as an activator therefor.

Abstract: Adhesive composition comprisingA. at least one monomeric ester of 2-cyanoacrylic acid, andB. at least one polymerization initiator selected from caffeine and theobromine.

Abstract: A method for producing releasable laminates by coating a water-dispersed pressure-sensitive adhesive onto either a web of paper face stock or a web of release paper, joining the two webs together with the adhesive therebetween while the adhesive is still wet, and then drying under moderate conditions to produce a relatively wrinkle-free and flat laminate having an exceptionally smooth and uniform adhesive layer.

Abstract: A metal laminate having high thermal stability is produced by forming a cured film layer of a thermally stable heterocyclic polymer such as polyamide imide having only a small volatile content on at least one surface of one or both of metal plates or foils such as aluminum, separately forming an adhesive layer of a thermally stable heterocyclic polymer having a thickness of one-third or less of the above film layer and containing a volatile matter in an amount of not more than 20% by weight, and then heat bonding both of the metal plates or foils through the above adhesive layer with the film layer being allowed to face the adhesive layer. The metal plates and foils are mutually insulated.

Abstract: The pipe insulation includes two semi-cylindrical pieces of insulating material secured by adhesive in a controlled pattern to an outer jacket or cover having a longitudinally extending overlapping flap. One strip of adhesive material with self-sealing adhesive on both sides is adhesively secured on one side to the inner side of the flap and another strip of adhesive material with self-sealing adhesive on both sides is adhesively secured on one side to the portion of the cover overlapped by the flap. The other side of each strip of adhesive material is provided with a protective paper covering during shipment and storage. When the pipe insulation is installed, the paper coverings are peeled off and the two strips of self-sealing adhesive material are pressed together.

Abstract: By coating a paper substrate first with a polyalkyleneimine and then with a polymer containing groups which react chemically with the imino groups of the polyalkyleneimine, a polyolefin can be extruded onto the substrate with good adhesion at temperatures lower than the temperature that would be required to obtain the same degree of adhesion if the polymer containing the reactive groups were not present.

Abstract: Improved, fast curing adhesives, with and without fillers, and articles bonded therewith are provided. The adhesive comprises a first part made up of a thermoplastic, non-reactive polyurethane polymer dissolved in an addition polymerizable combination of an acrylic or methacrylic monomer, a copolymerizable monomer containing at least one free carboxylic acid group, and a non-activated free radical addition polymerization catalyst system, and a second part comprising an activator for the free radical catalyst system. Exemplary of such a formulation is a first part made up of a polyester urethane, e.g., the condensation polymer of polyethylene adipate and toluene di-isocyanate containing no free isocyanate, dissolved in a mixture of acrylic acid and methyl methacrylate, each of the three components being present in equal amounts. About two weight percent benzoyl peroxide and about 0.1 weight percent hydroquinone are dissolved in the mix.

Abstract: Organic sulfonyl hydrazones are accelerators for aerostable, anaerobically-setting adhesive compositions. They provide rapid setting of the adhesive with formation of bonds of good strength, and have little adverse effect upon the storage stability of the compositions when access of molecular oxygen is permitted.

Abstract: An aqueous acidic adhesive composition is described comprising starch, polyvinylacetate, a copolymer of vinylacetate and ethylene and, optionally, a water-resistant thermosetting resin such as urea-formaldehyde or melamine-formaldehyde. The adhesive is particularly useful as a corrugator adhesive in the preparation of corrugated paperboard which requires a high wet bond strength. Because of its excellent "green bond" characteristics, the corrugators can be run at high speeds to produce a product having acceptable wet bond strengths with the important additional advantages that the bond is strong, tough and flexible.

Abstract: An automated process of making reinforced roof and wall sheets for trucks and trailers employs step-by-step advancement of the sheet stock and lateral infeed of the structural reinforcing members. As the reinforcing members are sequentially fed into registry with the sheet stock, two kinds of adhesive are applied to them, one being a hot melt adhesive and the other being a catalyzed room temperature curing adhesive. The hot melt adhesive sets to provide an initial bonding which allows normal handling while the room temperature curing adhesive cures in the joint ultimately to augment the hot melt and provide a high strength joint.

Abstract: Contamination of anaerobically-curing adhesive compositions by minute traces of metals such as iron, either during manufacture or storage, can result in premature polymerization, the shelf life of the composition being severely shortened, or, at best, unpredictable.In the anaerobic adhesive composition now disclosed, at least part of the polymerizable monomer comprises a novel acrylate ester containing a structure of the formula ##EQU1## these esters being capable of chelating the metal contamination.

Abstract: An improved building panel is disclosed comprising a foam core having bonded to opposite sides thereof an outer skin or cover plate. The outer skins are bent along the two longwise edges thereof and receive a wooden edging member therebetween, the edging member being bonded to both the outer skins and the foam core. The edging members are preferably tongue and groove, i.e., having a tongue construction along one longitudinal edge of the panel and a groove construction along the opposite longitudinal edge of the panel. The tongued edging has a plurality of latch means disposed therealong while the grooved edge has a plurality of matching latch pins disposed therealong, said tongue and groove construction and latches and latch pins enabling a rigid connection between adjacent panels. A superior panel is produced that avoids delamination under extreme conditions. The bond is produced by a two adhesive system.

Abstract: This invention concerns anaerobic compositions which contain acrylate ester monomers, peroxy polymerization initiators, a substituted thiourea, and an acidic substance and which exhibit improved ability to cure through relatively large gaps.

Abstract: Anaerobic curing compositions useful as anaerobic adhesives and sealants are described. These compositions comprise mixtures of polymerizable acrylic and substituted acrylic monomers together with a two-component catalytic system comprising a diazosulfone compound used in conjunction with ortho-sulfobenzimide.