Patent ID: 6686002
Filing Date: 2004-02-03
Classification: C08K,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
An insulating structure, comprising:a first pane; a second pane; and a sealing strip characterized by improved compression resistance and low moisture vapor transmission rates whereby no spacer or moisture vapor barrier is present therein, said sealing strip positioned between the first pane and the second pane, the sealing strip composition including: a polymeric base material including in combination compounds chosen from the group consisting of polyisobutylene polymers, polyisobutylene copolymers, brominated olefin terpolymers, butyl rubber copolymers and styrene butadiene copolymers; a cross linking agent chosen from the group consisting of, divalent salts of organic fatty acids, zinc stearate, zinc octoate, tin octoate and calcium stearate; an adhesion promotor, and a tackifier.