Patent ID: 7635736

Claim:
A linear polyethylene composition consisting essentially of: (a) from about 70 wt % to about 90 wt % of a linear polyethylene having a density of from about 0.88 to about 0.95 g/cm 3 ; (b) an amount that is not equal to zero up to an amount of about 30 wt % of a mixture of an ethylene acid copolymer and an ethylene acid copolymer ionomer; wherein the acid is an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid and mixtures thereof, and wherein the ethylene acid copolymer or the ethylene acid copolymer ionomer optionally further comprises one or more acid derivatives selected from the group consisting of methyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, ethyl acrylate, ethyl methacrylate, isobutylacrylate and mixtures thereof; and, (c) about 4 to about 8 wt % of a tackifier.