Connector member for dissimilar materials
First Claim
1. In a flexible, collapsible container comprising a container body which is made of a material selected from the group consisting of essentially polyolefin materials and polyvinyl chloride plastics, said container defining connected tubing which is made of a material selected from the group consisting of essentially polyolefin materials and polyvinyl chloride plastics, the tube material being of the other category of material from the material of the container body, and an apertured connector sealed to said container body and to said tubing to permit a fluid flow path to pass between the bore of said tubing and said container in aseptic manner, said connector being made of a plastic composition which comprises (a) from 50 to 75 percent by weight of an essentially polyolefin material which is sealingly compatible with the polyolefin material from which one of the container and tube is made, and (b) from 25 to 50 percent by weight of a flexible block copolymer of covalently bonded polyethylene terephthalate units and poly(1,4-butylene)oxide units.
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Abstract
A plastic composition which may be molded into a connector which is capable of simultaneously sealing to both polyvinyl chloride plastics and polyolefin plastics. The plastic composition comprises from 50 to 75 percent by weight of an essentially polyolefin material which is sealingly compatible with the polyolefin plastic to which the composition is intended to be sealed, and from 25 to 50 percent by weight of a flexible block copolymer of covalently bonded polybutylene terephthalate units and poly(1,4-butylene) oxide units.
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14 Claims
- 1. In a flexible, collapsible container comprising a container body which is made of a material selected from the group consisting of essentially polyolefin materials and polyvinyl chloride plastics, said container defining connected tubing which is made of a material selected from the group consisting of essentially polyolefin materials and polyvinyl chloride plastics, the tube material being of the other category of material from the material of the container body, and an apertured connector sealed to said container body and to said tubing to permit a fluid flow path to pass between the bore of said tubing and said container in aseptic manner, said connector being made of a plastic composition which comprises (a) from 50 to 75 percent by weight of an essentially polyolefin material which is sealingly compatible with the polyolefin material from which one of the container and tube is made, and (b) from 25 to 50 percent by weight of a flexible block copolymer of covalently bonded polyethylene terephthalate units and poly(1,4-butylene)oxide units.
- 5. In a flexible, collapsible container comprising a container body which is made of a material selected from the group consisting of essentially polyolefin materials and polyvinyl chloride plastics, said container defining connected tubing which is made of a material selected from the group consisting of essentially polyolefin materials and polyvinyl chloride plastics, the tube material being of the other category of material from the material of the container body, and an apertured connector sealed to said container body and to said tubing to permit a fluid flow path to pass between the bore of said tubing and said container in aseptic manner, said connector being made of a plastic composition which comprises (a) from 50 to 75 percent by weight of an essentially polyolefin material which is sealingly compatible with the polyolefin material from which one of the container and tube is made, said essentially polyolefin material including from 40 to 85 percent by weight of a block copolymer having thermoplastic rubber characteristics consisting essentially of a central, rubbery olefin polymer block and terminal blocks of polystyrene, and (b) from 25 to 50 percent by weight of a flexible block copolymer of covalently bonded polyethylene-terephthalate units and poly(1,4-butylene)oxide units.
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