Patent ID: 6692840
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: A61B,C08J,Y10T

Abstract:
A formed natural or synthetic rubber article having directly deposited thereon a single layer continuous film coating, said coating formed from an aqueous dispersion comprising:(a) a polymeric dispersant comprising one or more heteroarm random star copolymers formed from at least one hydrophobic monomer and at least one hydrophilic monomer; (b) 0.1 to 1 percent by weight, based on the coating composition, of microspheres having a diameter of less than 60 microns; and (c) 0.1 to 5 percent by weight, based on the coating composition, of a polymer having a Tg from 25Â° C. to 110Â° C.; and (d) 0.01 to 1 percent by weight based on the coating composition, of a rheology modifier.