Title:
BUOYANT SILICONE RUBBER COMPOUND
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004031265
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A buoyant silicone rubber compound -and process for preparing same- is disclosed wherein hollow micro spheres are incorporated into the formulation in order to decrease the specific gravity of the compound to less than 1.0. The disclosed compound is prepared by admixing from about 85 to 99 weight percent polydimethyl siloxane with from about 1 to 15 weight percent hollow micro spheres. The micro spheres are selected to have a mean particle diameter of from about 10 to 500 microns. Aquatic gear comprised of the afore-mentioned buoyant silicone rubber exhibiting positive buoyancy/flotation such as ear plugs, swim goggles, dive masks, fins and sun glasses are also disclosed.
Inventors:
GINES BRENT
FORD RIQUE
FORD RIQUE
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/032222
Publication Date:
February 10, 2005
Filing Date:
October 07, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SOUTH VALLEY SPECIALTIES (US)
International Classes:
A63B31/11; A63B33/00; C08J9/32; C08K3/10; C08K7/22; C08L83/07; C08L83/04; (IPC1-7): A63B31/08; A61F9/02; B63C11/12; C08G77/08; C08J3/00
Foreign References:
| US4060435A | 1977-11-29 | |||
| US5202362A | 1993-04-13 | |||
| US6127457A | 2000-10-03 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1521620A4
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