1. A floor finish stripper composition comprising:
a) phenyl-substituted alkyl alcohol;
b) oxygenated swelling solvent other than the phenyl-substituted alkyl alcohol;
c) water;
d) sufficient coupler so that the composition has a single phase;
e) sufficient saponification agent comprising the reaction product of a fatty acid or fatty ester with a stoichiometric excess of an alkali metal hydroxide or ammonium hydroxide so that the composition has an alkaline pH and has a reduced oily residue after stripping when compared to an otherwise similar composition that does not contain the saponification agent.
2. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the phenyl-substituted alkyl alcohol comprises benzyl alcohol.
3. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the phenyl-substituted alkyl alcohol comprises ethylene glycol phenyl ether or propylene glycol phenyl ether or mixture thereof.
4. A composition according to claim 1 comprising greater than 5 wt. % and less than 25 wt. % phenyl-substituted alkyl alcohol.
5. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the oxygenated swelling solvent comprises propylene glycol monobutyl ether.
6. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the oxygenated swelling solvent comprises dipropylene glycol dimethyl ether, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, diethylene glycol monobutyl ether, 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone, 1-ethyl-2-pyrrolidinone or mixture thereof.
7. A composition according to claim 1 comprising greater than 1 wt. % and less than 10 wt. % oxygenated swelling solvent.
8. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the saponification agent comprises the reaction product of a fatty acid with an alkali metal hydroxide or ammonium hydroxide.
9. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the saponification agent comprises the reaction product of a fatty ester with an alkali metal hydroxide or ammonium hydroxide.
10. A composition according to claim 1 made from sufficient alkali metal hydroxide or ammonium hydroxide so that the composition has a pH of about 8 to about 11.
11. A composition according to claim 1 made from sufficient alkali metal hydroxide or ammonium hydroxide so that the composition has a pH of about 9 to about 11.
12. A composition according to claim 1 further comprising about 1 to about 10 wt. % thickener and about 1 to about 10 wt. % surfactant.
13. A composition according to claim 1 that can remove an aziridine-crosslinked floor finish.
14. A composition according to claim 1 further comprising silica or organosilica inorganic particles with average particle diameters of about 0.005 to about 0.1 micrometers.
15. A method for stripping or deep scrubbing a crosslinked floor finish on a floor comprising:
a) applying to the crosslinked floor finish a composition comprising phenyl-substituted alkyl alcohol, oxygenated swelling solvent other than the phenyl-substituted alkyl alcohol, water, sufficient coupler so that the composition has a single phase, and sufficient saponification agent comprising the reaction product of a fatty acid or fatty ester with a stoichiometric excess of an alkali metal hydroxide or ammonium hydroxide so that the composition has an alkaline pH and has a reduced oily residue after stripping when compared to an otherwise similar composition that does not contain the saponification agent;
b) allowing the applied composition to soften at least some of the floor finish; and
c) removing the composition and softened floor finish from the floor.
16. A method according to claim 15 wherein the phenyl-substituted alkyl alcohol comprises benzyl alcohol, ethylene glycol phenyl ether, propylene glycol phenyl ether or a mixture thereof.
17. A method according to claim 15 wherein the composition comprises greater than 5 wt. % and less than 25 wt. % phenyl-substituted alkyl alcohol.
18. A method according to claim 15 wherein the oxygenated swelling solvent comprises propylene glycol monobutyl ether.
19. A method according to claim 15 wherein the oxygenated swelling solvent comprises dipropylene glycol dimethyl ether, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, diethylene glycol monobutyl ether, 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone, 1-ethyl-2-pyrrolidinone or mixture thereof.
20. A method according to claim 15 wherein the composition comprises greater than 1 wt. % and less than 10 wt. % oxygenated swelling solvent.
21. A method according to claim 15 wherein the saponification agent comprises the reaction product of a fatty acid with an alkali metal hydroxide or ammonium hydroxide.
22. A method according to claim 15 wherein the saponification agent comprises the reaction product of a fatty ester with an alkali metal hydroxide or ammonium hydroxide.
23. A method according to claim 15 wherein the composition is made from sufficient alkali metal hydroxide or ammonium hydroxide so that the composition has a pH of about 8 to about 10.
24. A method according to claim 15 wherein the composition is made from sufficient alkali metal hydroxide or ammonium hydroxide so that the composition has a pH of about 9 to about 10.
25. A method according to claim 15 wherein the floor finish has been crosslinked with an aziridine.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A collapsible material system for slowing a vehicle, the system comprising:
a predetermined thickness of collapsible material disposed over a base;
a covering disposed over a top surface of the collapsible material over which the vehicle travels; and
a transition portion comprising:
a predetermined thickness of collapsible transition material disposed over a base; and
a transition covering disposed over a top surface of the collapsible material over which the vehicle travels; and
wherein one of the collapsible transition material and the transition covering have a different characteristic from the collapsible material and the covering, respectively.
2. The collapsible material system of claim 1, wherein the different characteristic is a different orientation of the transition covering.
3. The collapsible material system of claim 1, wherein the different characteristic is a different resistance to compression of the transition material.