| US 7,563,479 B2 | ||
| Method for producing a continuous thermoplastic coating and articles constructed therefrom | ||
| Harald Werenicz, Reppenstedt (Germany); Thomas Wittkopf, Adendorf (Germany); Gerhard Voss, Lüneburg (Germany); Peter Remmers, Hamburg (Germany); Mark G. Katsaros, Mahtomedi, Minn. (US); Robert G. Polance, II, Vadnais Heights, Minn. (US); and Mark S. Kroll, Arden Hills, Minn. (US) | ||
| Assigned to H.B. Fuller Licensing & Financing, Inc, St. Paul, Minn. (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 21, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/385,173. | ||
| Application 09/057406 is a division of application No. 08/705578, filed on Aug. 29, 1996, granted, now 5,827,252. | ||
| Application 11/385173 is a continuation of application No. 09/057406, filed on Apr. 08, 1998, granted, now 7,078,075. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0165886 A1, Jul. 27, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. B05D 5/10 (2006.01); B29C 47/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 427—208.4 [427/207.1; 156/244.11] | 21 Claims |
| 1. A method of coating a thermoplastic composition on a substrate, said method comprising:
a) dispensing a molten thermoplastic composition from a coating device in the form of a continuous film, said thermoplastic
composition comprising ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer,
said thermoplastic composition having a complex viscosity of less than about 500 poise at about 1000 radians/second at a temperature
of less than about 160° C. and a complex viscosity ranging from about 100 poise to about 1,000 poise at about 1 radian/second
at a temperature of less than about 160° C.;
b) suspending the continuous film between the coating device and a substrate comprising a textile material; and
c) contacting a substrate with said continuous film to form a continuous coating of said thermoplastic composition on said
substrate, said textile substrate substantially retaining its textile character.
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