Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

Armstrong Cork Company

James M Eshleman

Kenneth K Ko

Edgar W Knaub

Arlene D Connolly

Combining a carboxylated acrylic latex binder/surfactant/metal salt premix with a polymer binder/LiCl PEO complex/plasticizer premix produces a storage stable, conductive floor polish composition. Coated on a floor, the composition provides high gloss with a surface resistivity of 10.sup.6 ohm/sq. compared to present commercial antistatic floor polishes with a surface resistivity of 10.sup.9 ohm/sq.

Antistatic floor polish

The high gloss of vinyl composition floor coverings having a no-wax coating is maintained by using a cleaner consisting essentially of an aqueous emulsion polymerized alkali-soluble terpolymer having an average molecular weight of about 23,000, the terpolymer being an addition polymer based on about 51% by weight methyl methacrylate, 31% by weight butyl acrylate, and 18% by weight acrylic acid; a mixture of 50% by weight of the reaction product of 1 mole of coconut oil to 2 moles diethanolamine and 50% by weight of the reaction product of 1 mole dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid to 1 mole diethanolamine; an organic solvent; an aqueous ammonia solution; and water. Before being used as a cleaner the cleaner is preferably diluted to between about 0.5 to 0.10 percent solids.

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Manheim, PA, United States of America

James M Eshleman