Reflective animal collar and material for forming such a collar
AssigneeMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
InventorsChi F. Tung, James C. Coderre, Chester A. Bacon, Jr.
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Abstract
Reflective sheeting useful for application to a pesticide-impregnated animal collar, and animal collars made from the sheeting. The sheeting generally comprises a monolayer of transparent microspheres; specularly reflective material underlying the microspheres; a binder layer of polymeric binder material in which the microspheres are partially embedded; a carrier sheet stretchable about 10 percent or more before rupture, in which the portions of the microspheres protruding from the binder layer are embedded; a barrier layer underlying the binder layer, which sorbs plasticizers more slowly than the binder layer sorbs the plasticizers; and a layer of adhesive underlying the barrier layer.
Claims12
Reflective sheeting useful for application to a pesticide-impregnated animal collar comprising
- a monolayer of transparent microspheres;
- specularly reflective material underlying the microspheres;
- a binder layer of polymeric binder material in which the microspheres are partially embedded;
- a carrier sheet stretchable about 10 percent or more before rupture, in which the portions of the microspheres protruding from the binder layer are embedded;
- a barrier layer underlying the binder layer, which sorbs plasticizers more slowly than the binder layer sorbs the plasticizers;
- and
- a layer of adhesive underlying the barrier layer.
Reflective sheeting useful for application to a pesticide-impregnated animal collar comprising
- a monolayer of transparent microspheres;
- specularly reflective material underlying the microspheres;
- a binder layer of polymeric binder material comprising acrylonitrile-butadiene polymer and phenolic resin and in which the transparent microspheres are partially embedded;
- a carrier sheet comprising a base sheet that is stretchable at least 10 percent before rupture, and a polyethylene layer in which the portions of the transparent microspheres protruding from the binder layer are embedded;
- a polyurethane barrier layer underlying the binder layer;
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- a layer of vinyl-based heat-activated adhesive underlying the barrier layer.
A reflective animal collar comprising a pesticide-impregnated polymeric base strip and a reflective sheeting adhered to the strip which comprises
- a monolayer of transparent microspheres;
- specularly reflective material underlying the microspheres;
- a binder layer of polymeric binder material in which the microspheres are partially embedded;
- a barrier layer underlying the binder layer, which sorbs plasticizers more slowly than the binder layer sorbs the plasticizers;
- and
- a layer of adhesive underlying the barrier layer by which the reflective sheeting is adhered to the polymeric strip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.