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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 15, 1996
Steven W Albrecht, Forest Lake, MN (US);
H.B. Fuller Licensing & Financing, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A hot melt useful for packaging, comprising from about 10% to about 30% by weight of at least one copolymer of ethylene and methyl acrylate (both acrylates and methacrylates); from about 10% to about 20% by weight of at least one copolymer of ethylene and n-butyl acrylate (both acrylates and methacrylates), wherein the total polymer content does not exceed 40% by weight, and the total ethylene n-butyl acrylate copolymer content does not exceed the total ethylene methyl acrylate copolymer content by percent weight in the adhesive; from about 20% to about 60% by weight of at least one tackifying resin selected from the group consisting of rosins and modified rosins and hydrogenated derivatives; aliphatic, cycloaliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbon resins and modified hydrocarbon resins and hydrogenated derivatives; terpenes and modified terpenes and hydrogenated derivatives; and mixtures thereof; from about 5% to about 30% by weight of at least one wax; and up to about 2% by weight of an antioxidant; wherein the resultant adhesive has peel values greater than about 150.degree. F. (about 65.degree. C.).