Flexible polyurethane foams having improved load bearing characteristics
US4452924A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 5, 1983 |
| Grant date | Jun 5, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08G2110/005
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention is directed to the discovery that the substitution of isocyanate coupled polyols for polyols conventionally used in the art leads to flexible polyurethane foams having significantly enhanced load bearing properties. More particularly, the present invention is directed to a process for the production of a flexible polyurethane foam having improved load bearing characteristics and to the foams so produced. The present process broadly comprises reacting an organic polyisocyanate with a coupled polyol in the presence of a blowing agent, a catalyst and a foam stabilizer. The coupled polyol consists essentially of the reaction product of an organic polyisocyanate and an organic compound having a hydroxy functionality ("functionality" as used herein is intended to mean the average number of reaction groups per molecule) of greater than 2, wherein the ratio of hydroxyl groups to isocyanate groups is greater than 1.0.
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