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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 1996
Filed:
Jan. 14, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Dennis Hansen, City of Luck, WI (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09J / ; C09J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156334 ; 156327 ; 428335 ; 428355 ; 524272 ; 524274 ;
Abstract
A hot-melt adhesive of ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer and tackifying resin can be spread into a thin layer that remains tacky for more than 5 seconds, after which a bond can be made without applying heat or more than hand pressure. Within a short period of time, the adhesive crystallizes so that the bond becomes creep-resistant. The temperature at which this hot-melt adhesive can be spread into thin layers is significantly lower than could be used with prior hot-melt adhesives that develop creep resistance.