Reflective animal collar and material for forming such a collar
US4377988A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 24, 1981 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/2982
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Reflective sheeting useful for application to a pesticide-impregnated animal collar, and animal collars made from the sheeting. The sheeting generally comprises a monolayer of transparent microspheres; specularly reflective material underlying the microspheres; a binder layer of polymeric binder material in which the microspheres are partially embedded; a carrier sheet stretchable about 10 percent or more before rupture, in which the portions of the microspheres protruding from the binder layer are embedded; a barrier layer underlying the binder layer, which sorbs plasticizers more slowly than the binder layer sorbs the plasticizers; and a layer of adhesive underlying the barrier layer.
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