Patent ID: 7390845
Filing Date: 2008-06-24
Classification: B29C,B29L,C08K,C08L,C09J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A sealing element for forming a seal between a first component and a second component consisting of: a desirably shaped body of a heat-activatable sealant, the sealant formulated from a first polymer, the first polymer being an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer in a concentration of about 25 percent to about 30 percent of the sealant, a calcium carbonate inert mineral filler material in a concentration of about 25 percent to 30 percent of the sealant, a second polymer, the second polymer being an ethylene polymer other than an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer in a concentration of about 20 percent to about 35 percent of the sealant, a hydrocarbon resin in a concentration of about 10 percent to about 15 percent of the sealant, an epoxy resin present in a concentration of about 2 percent to about 5 percent of the sealant and an activator present in a concentration of about less than one percent of the sealant.