What I claim is:
1. A gel article made from a gelatinous elastomer composition comprising:
(i) 100 parts by weight of one or a mixture of two or more of a hydrogenated styrene isoprenebutadiene block copolymer(s) and from
(ii) about 300 to about 1,600 parts by weight of a plasticizing oil; and in combination with or without
(iii) a selected amount of one or more polymers or copolymers of poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene), poly(styrene-butadiene)n, poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene)n, poly(styrene-isoprene)n, poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene)n, poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)n, polystyrene, polybutylene, poly(ethylene-propylene), poly(ethylene-butylene), polypropylene, or polyethylene, wherein said selected copolymer is a linear, radial, star-shaped, branched or multiarm copolymer, wherein n is greater than one; said gel article being a masks, a pads, a blood bags, a tubing, a male and female tubing connectors, and a needle protector sheath formed by injection molding, extruding, spinning, casting, or dipping of said gel.
2. A composite article comprising a gelatinous elastomer composition, G, in contact with one or more of a selected substrate material, M, said gelatinous elastomer composition comprising:
(i) 100 parts by weight of one or a mixture of two or more of a hydrogenated styrene isoprenebutadiene block copolymer(s) and
(ii) from about 300 to about 1,600 parts by weight of an plasticizing oil; in combination with or without (iii) a selected amount of one or more polymer or copolymer of poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene), poly(styrene-butadiene)., poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene), poly(styrene-isoprene)n, poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene)n, poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)n, polystyrene, polybutylene, poly(ethylene-propylene), poly(ethylene-butylene), polypropylene, or polyethylene, wherein said selected copolymer is a linear, radial, branched, star-shaped, or multiarm copolymer, and n is an integer greater than one; wherein said composite formed from the combination GnMn of said Gn with Mn; wherein when n is a subscript of M, n is the same or different selected from the group consisting of foam, plastic, fabric, metal, ceramics, synthetic resin, synthetic fibers or refractory materials; and wherein when n is a subscript of G, n denotes the same or a different gel rigidity; and wherein when n is a subscript of G, n denotes the same or a different gel rigidity; said gel article being a masks, a pads, a blood bags, a tubing, a male and female tubing connectors, and a needle protector sheath formed by injection molding, extruding, spinning, casting, or dipping of said gel.
3. A composite article comprising a gelatinous elastomer composition, G, in contact with one or more of a selected substrate material, M, said gelatinous elastomer composition comprising:
(i) 100 parts by weight of one or a mixture of two or more of a hydrogenated styrene block copolymer(s) with 2-methyl-1,3-butadiene and 1,3-butadiene and
(ii) from about 300 to about 1,600 parts by weight of an plasticizing oil; in combination with or without
(iii) a selected amount of one or more selected polymer or copolymer selected from the group consisting of poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene), poly(styrene-butadiene), poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene), poly(styrene-isoprene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene)n, poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)n, polystyrene, polybutylene, poly(ethylene-propylene), poly(ethylene-butylene), polypropylene, or polyethylene, wherein said selected copolymer is a linear, radial, branched, star-shaped, or multiarm copolymer; and n is an integer greater than one, wherein said gelatinous elastomer compositions characterized by a gel rigidity of from about 20 to about 800 gram Bloom; wherein said composite formed from the combination GnMn, GnMnGn, MnGnMn, GnGnMn, Mn, MnMnGn, MnMnMnGnMn, MnGnGnMn, GnMnGnGn, GnMnMnGn, GnGnMnMn, GnGnMnGnMn, GnMnGnMnMn, MnFnMnFnMnGn, GnGnMnMnGn, GnGnMnGnMnGn, a sequential addition or a permutation of one or more of said Gn with Mn; wherein when n is a subscript of M, n is the same or different selected from the group consisting of foam, plastic, fabric, metal, ceramics, synthetic resin, synthetic fibers or refractory materials; and wherein when n is a subscript of G, n denotes the same or a different gel rigidity; and wherein when n is a subscript of G, n denotes the same or a different gel rigidity; said gel article being a masks, a pads, a blood bags, a tubing, a male and female tubing connectors, and a needle protector sheath formed by injection molding, extruding, spinning, casting, or dipping of said gel.
4. A composite article comprising a gelatinous elastomer composition, G, in contact with one or more of a selected substrate material, M, said gelatinous elastomer composition comprising:
(i) 100 parts by weight of one or a mixture of two or more of a hydrogenated styrene isoprenebutadiene block copolymer(s), wherein at least one of said block copolymer is a high viscosity copolymer having a viscosity value at S weight percent solution in toluene at 30 C. of about 90 cps and higher which corresponds to a viscosity at 10 weight percent of about 5800 cps and higher which corresponds to a viscosity at 20 weight percent solids solution in toluene at 25 C. of at about 80,000 cps and higher, and
(ii) from about 300 to about 1,600 parts by weight of an plasticizing oil, and in combination with or without
(ii) a selected amount of one or more polymers or copolymers of poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene), poly(styrene-butadiene), poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene), poly(styrene-isoprene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene)n, poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)n, polystyrene, polybutylene, poly(ethylene-propylene), poly(ethylene-butylene), polypropylene, or polyethylene, wherein said selected copolymer is a linear, branched, radial, star-shaped, or multiarm copolymer; and n is an integer greater than one; wherein said composite formed from the combination GnMn, GnMnGn, MnGnMn, GnGnMn, MnMnMnGn, MnMnMnGnMn, MnGnGnMn, GnMnGnGn, GnMnMn, Gn, GnGnMn, Mn, GnGnMnGnMn, GnMnGnMnMn, MnGnMn, GnMnGn, GnGnMnMnGn, GnGnMnGnMnGn, a sequential addition or a permutation of one or more of said Gn with Mn, wherein when n is a subscript of M, n is the same or different selected from the group consisting of foam, plastic, fabric, metal, ceramics, synthetic resin, synthetic fibers or refractory materials;
and wherein when n is a subscript of G, n denotes the same or a different gel rigidity; and wherein when n is a subscript of G, n denotes the same or a different gel rigidity; said gel article being a masks, a pads, a blood bags, a tubing, a male and female tubing connectors, and a needle protector sheath formed by injection molding, extruding, spinning, casting, or dipping of said gel.
5. A composite of claim 1, 2, 3, or 4, wherein said hydrogenated styrene block copolymer is one or more of a block copolymer of poly(styrene-ethylene-ethylene-propylene-styrene).
6. A composite article of claim 1 or 4, wherein a source of said hydrogenated poly(styrene-isoprenebutadiene-styrene) block polymer being a Septon poly(styrene-ethylene-ethylene-propylene-styrene) block copolymer.
7. A composite of claim 1, 2, 3, or 4, wherein said one or more (i) block copolymer(s) is poly(styrene-ethylene-ethylene-propylene-styrene) and a source of said block copolymers being Septon 4033, Septon 4045 and Septon 4055.
8. A composite of claim 2, 3, or 10 wherein said gel article being a masks, a pads, a blood bags, a tubing, a male and female tubing connectors, and a needle protector sheath formed by injection molding, extruding, spinning, casting, or dipping of said gel.
9. A composite article comprising a gelatinous elastomer composition, G, in contact with one or more of a selected substrate material, M, said gelatinous elastomer composition comprising:
(i) 100 parts by weight of one or a mixture of two or more poly(styrene-ethylene-ethylene-propylene-styrene) block copolymers and a source of said block copolymers being Septon 4045, Septon 4055, Septon 4077, and Septon 4099, and
(ii) from about 300 to about 1,600 parts by weight of an plasticizing oil, and in combination with or without
(iii) a selected amount of one or more polymers or copolymers of poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene), poly(styrene-butadiene)n, poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene)n, poly(styrene-isoprene)n, poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene)n, poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)n, polystyrene, polybutylene, poly(ethylene-propylene), poly(ethylene-butylene), polypropylene, or polyethylene, wherein said selected copolymer is a linear, radial, star-shaped, branched or multiarm copolymer, wherein n is greater than one; wherein said composite formed from the combination GnMn, GnMnGn, MnGnMn, GnGnMn, MnMnMnGn, MnMnMnGnMn, MnGnGnMn, GnMnGnGn, GnMnMnGn, GnGnMnMn, GnGnMnGnMn, GnMnGnMnMn, MnGnMnGnMnGn, GnGnMnMnGn, GnGnMnGnMnGn, a sequential addition or a permutation of one or more of said Gn with Mn; wherein when n is a subscript of M, n is the same or different selected from the group consisting of foam, plastic, fabric, metal, ceramics, synthetic resin, synthetic fibers or refractory materials; and wherein when n is a subscript of G, n denotes the same or a different gel rigidity; and wherein when n is a subscript of G, n denotes the same or a different gel rigidity; said gel article being a masks, a pads, a blood bags, a tubing, a male and female tubing connectors, and a needle protector sheath formed by injection molding, extruding, spinning, casting, or dipping of said gel.
10. A composite article comprising a gelatinous elastomer composition, G, in contact with one or more of a selected substrate material, M, said gelatinous elastomer composition comprising:
(i) 100 parts by weight of a block copolymer of one or a mixture of two or more poly(styrene-ethylene-ethylene-propylene-styrene block copolymers and a source of said block copolymers being Septon 4033, Septon 4044, Septon 4045, Septon 4055, Septon 4077, and Septon 4099, and
(ii) from about 300 to about 1,600 parts by weight of an plasticizing oil; wherein said composite formed from the combination GnMn, GnMnGn, MnGnMnGnMn, GnMnGnGn, GnMnMnGn, GnGnMnMn, GnGnMnGnMn, GnMnGnMnMn, MnGnMnGnMnGn, GnGnMnMnGn, GnGnMnGnMnGn, a sequential addition or a permutation of one or more of said Gn with Mn; wherein when n is a subscript of M, n is the same or different selected from the group consisting of foam, plastic, fabric, metal, ceramics, synthetic resin, synthetic fibers or refractory materials; and wherein when n is a subscript of G, n denotes the same or a different gel rigidity; and wherein when n is a subscript of G, n denotes the same or a different gel rigidity; said gel article being a masks, a pads, a blood bags, a tubing, a male and female tubing connectors, and a needle protector sheath formed by injection molding, extruding, spinning, casting, or dipping of said gel.
11. A composite article comprising a gelatinous elastomer composition, G, in contact with one or more of a selected substrate material, M, said gelatinous elastomer composition comprising:
(i) 100 parts by weight of one or a mixture of two or more poly(styrene-ethylene-ethylene-propylene-styrene) block copolymers and a source of said block copolymers being Septon 4033, Septon 4044, Septon 4045, Septon; 4055, Septon 4077, and Septon 4099, and
(ii) from about 300 to about 1,600 parts by weight of an plasticizing oil, and in combination with or without (iii) a selected amount of one or more polymers or copolymers of poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene), poly(styrene-butadiene)n, poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene)n, poly(styrene-isoprene)., poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene)n, poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)n, polystyrene, polybutylene, poly(ethylene-propylene), poly(ethylene-butylene), polypropylene, or polyethylene, wherein said selected copolymer is a linear, radial, star-shaped, branched or multiarm copolymer, wherein n is greater than one; wherein said gelatinous elastomer composition characterized by a gel rigidity of from about 20 to about 800 gram Bloom; wherein said composite formed from the combination GnMn, GnGnMnGnMn, GnMnGnMnMn, MnGnMnGnMnGn, GnGnMnMnGn, GnGnMnGnMnGn, a sequential addition or a permutation of one or more of said Gn with Mn; wherein when n is a subscript of M, n is the same or different selected from the group consisting of foam, plastic, fabric, metal, ceramics, synthetic resin, synthetic fibers or refractory materials;
and wherein when n is a subscript of G, n denotes the same or a different gel rigidity; and wherein when n is a subscript of G, n denotes the same or a different gel rigidity; said gel article being a masks, a pads, a blood bags, a tubing, a male and female tubing connectors, and a needle protector sheath formed by injection molding, extruding, spinning, casting, or dipping of said gel.
12. A composite according to claims 1, 2, 3, or 4, wherein said one or more (i) block copolymers is made from poly(styrene-ethylene-ethylene-propylene styrene) and a source of said block copolymers being Septon 4033, Septon 4044, Septon 4045, Septon 4055, Septon 4077, and Septon 4099.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
What is claimed is:
1. An electrical connector comprising:
a plurality of contacts, each contact having a pair of spring members surrounding a contact receiving opening; and,
a housing having contact receiving cavities, each cavity having a base wall, a mating contact receiving opening passing through the base wall and a rail projecting from the base wall, the rail extending along the base wall on opposite sides of the mating contact receiving opening,
whereby the spring members grip the rail to angularly orient the contact within the contact receiving cavity.
2. The electrical connector of claim 1 wherein each contact further comprises an arm connecting the spring members.
3. The electrical connector of claim 1 wherein each contact further comprises a lance extending from a base.
4. The electrical connector of claim 1 wherein each contact further comprises a termination section located at a rear end.
5. The electrical connector of claim 1 wherein each contact further comprises a wire barrel and an insulation barrel in the termination section.
6. The electrical connector of claim 1 wherein each contact further comprises slits formed in each spring member.
7. The electrical connector of claim 1 wherein the spring members have an arcuate shape.
8. The electrical connector of claim 1 wherein each contact receiving cavity of the housing further comprises a rear wall for engaging an end of the respective contact.
9. The electrical connector of claim 3 wherein each contact receiving cavity of the housing further comprises an anchoring projection for engaging the lance.
10. The electrical connector of claim 1 wherein each rail extends from the rear wall along the base wall toward a contact receiving opening.
11. An electrical connector having contact guiding features including a guide rail disposed in a contact receiving cavity and contacts having a pair of arms on a contact section for engaging the rail, the connector characterized in that the guide rail extends from a contact receiving opening to a rear wall of the contact receiving cavity and the contact section of each contact has spring members connected by arms for engaging the rail beginning at the contact receiving opening and continuing in engagement until fully inserted.
12. The electrical connector of claim 11 wherein each contact is further characterized by a lance extending from a base.
13. The electrical connector of claim 11 wherein each contact is further characterized by a termination section located a rear end.
14. The electrical connector of claim 11 wherein each contact is further characterized by a wire barrel and an insulation barrel in the termination section.
15. The electrical connector of claim 11 wherein each contact is further characterized by slits formed in each spring member.
16. The electrical connector of claim 11 wherein the spring members have an arcuate shape.
17. The electrical connector of claim 12 wherein each contact receiving cavity of the housing is further characterized by an anchoring projection for engaging the lance.