US 7,473,753 B2
Adhesive compositions and methods of using the same
Amrit K. Parhar, North Ridgeville, Ohio (US); Forest Hampton, III, Elyria, Ohio (US); Charles N. Bush, Bay Village, Ohio (US); and Fred R. Scholer, East Windsor, N.J. (US)
Assigned to Oatey Co., Cleveland, Ohio (US)
Filed on Apr. 12, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/104,032.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/599772, filed on Aug. 06, 2004.
Prior Publication US 2006/0030689 A1, Feb. 09, 2006
Int. Cl. C08G 44/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 528—44  [156/273.7; 428/40.1; 528/196; 528/198; 528/328] 20 Claims
 
1. An adhesive composition which is free of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene polymers, alkyl substituted benzenes and alkyl substituted naphthalenes and which comprises a mixture of:
(a) at least one organic sulfoxide, sulfone, or sulfide, or a mixture of two or more thereof, wherein the sulfoxide, sulfone and sulfide are characterized by the formulae R2SO (I) R2SO2 (II) and R2S (III) respectively wherein each R is independently an alkyl or an aryl group, and
(b) at least one ketone, ether, ester, amide, carbonate, or a mixture of two or more thereof and
(c) from about 1% to about 60% by weight at least one water insoluble polyvinyl chloride, chlorinated polyvinyl chloride, or a mixture of two or more thereof.