Patent ID: 8093330

Claim:
An adhesive composition comprising: 5 to 40% wt. polyvinylpyrrolidone; 3 to 20% wt. alkanoate blend comprising a first C n carboxylic acid salt and a second C m carboxylic acid salt, where n and m are different integers in a range from 12 to 22; 20 to 50% wt. of a water-soluble or water-dispersible solid material wherein the water-soluble or water dispersible solid material is sugar; 0.5 to 30% wt. of a liquid polyhydric alcohol; 15 to 60% wt. water; and wherein the total weight of the water-soluble or water-dispersible solid material and the liquid polyhydric alcohol is greater than 50% of the weight of the water and the adhesive composition has a visible wavelength light transmission in a range from 90% to 100%.