Phosphorescent polymer-containing compositions and articles made therefrom
AssigneeJones & Vining, Incorporated
InventorPeter J. Goguen
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Abstract
This invention relates to phosphoresent, polymer-containing compositions suitable for use in footwear and to phosphorescent shoes, shoe soles, and other molded or extruded shoe parts made from such compositions. One aspect of this invention is directed to a polymeric composition comprising: (a) between about 25 and 75% by weight of an elastomeric polymer; (b) between about 20 and 50% by weight of a processing oil; (c) between about 0.005 and 0.5% by weight of at least one stabilizer; and (d) between about 3 and 30% by weight of a phosphorescent pigment. This invention relates to phosphoresent, polymer-containing compositions suitable for use in footwear and to phosphorescent shoes, shoe soles, and other molded or extruded shoe parts made from such compositions.
Claims8
A phosphorescent shoe sole made in whole or in part from a composition comprising
- (a) about 25-75% by weight of an elastomeric polymer selected from the group consisting of styrenic block copolymers suitable for making footwear, footwear soles, and other footwear parts;
- (b) about 20-50% by weight of a processing oil selected from the group consisting of napthenic hydrocarbon oils suitable for use as polymer plasticizers and extenders and mixtures thereof;
- (c) about 0.005-1% by weight of a stabilizer selected from the group consisting of hydroxybenzoate ester ultraviolet stabilizers, hindered phenolic anti-oxidant compounds, thioesters or carboxylic acids, and mixtures thereof;
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- (d) about 3-30% by weight of a phosphorescent compound, capable of imparting phosphorescent properties to said composition and articles made therefrom.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.