Provided is a packaging material for batteries, which has excellent insulating properties. A packaging material for batteries, which is formed of a laminate that is obtained by sequentially laminating at least a base layer, a bonding layer, a metal layer and a sealant layer, and wherein the base layer comprises a resin layer A that is formed of a thermoplastic resin having a volume resistivity of 1×10.sup.15 Ω.Math.cm or more.

Provided is a packaging material for batteries, which has excellent insulating properties. A packaging material for batteries, which is formed of a laminate that is obtained by sequentially laminating at least a base layer, a bonding layer, a metal layer and a sealant layer, and wherein the base layer comprises a resin layer A that is formed of a thermoplastic resin having a volume resistivity of 1×10.sup.15 Ω.Math.cm or more.

A curable resin or adhesive composition includes at least one monomer, a photoinitiator capable of initiating polymerization of the monomer when exposed to light, and at least one energy converting material, preferably a phosphor, capable of producing light when exposed to radiation (typically X-rays). The material is particularly suitable for bonding components at ambient temperature in situations where the bond joint is not accessible to an external light source. An associated method includes: placing a polymerizable adhesive composition, including a photoinitiator and energy converting material, such as a down-converting phosphor, in contact with at least two components to be bonded to form an assembly; and, irradiating the assembly with radiation at a first wavelength, capable of conversion (down-conversion by the phosphor) to a second wavelength capable of activating the photoinitiator, to prepare items such as inkjet cartridges, wafer-to-wafer assemblies, semiconductors, integrated circuits, and the like.

A metal-clad laminate includes: an insulating layer; and a metal foil being in contact with at least one surface of the insulating layer. The insulating layer contains a cured product of a resin composition containing a polyphenylene ether copolymer having an intrinsic viscosity of 0.03 to 0.12 dl/g measured in methylene chloride at 25° C. and having an average of 1.5 to 3 specific groups per molecule at its molecular terminal, a thermosetting curing agent having two or more carbon-carbon unsaturated double bonds at its molecular terminal, and a thermoplastic elastomer. The metal foil includes a metal substrate, and a cobalt-containing barrier layer provided on at least a contact surface of the metal substrate, the contact surface being in contact with the insulating layer. The contact surface has a ten-point average roughness Rz of 2 μm or less as a surface roughness.

A metal-clad laminate includes: an insulating layer; and a metal foil being in contact with at least one surface of the insulating layer. The insulating layer contains a cured product of a resin composition containing a polyphenylene ether copolymer having an intrinsic viscosity of 0.03 to 0.12 dl/g measured in methylene chloride at 25° C. and having an average of 1.5 to 3 specific groups per molecule at its molecular terminal, a thermosetting curing agent having two or more carbon-carbon unsaturated double bonds at its molecular terminal, and a thermoplastic elastomer. The metal foil includes a metal substrate, and a cobalt-containing barrier layer provided on at least a contact surface of the metal substrate, the contact surface being in contact with the insulating layer. The contact surface has a ten-point average roughness Rz of 2 μm or less as a surface roughness.

The present disclosure relates to assembling elastic laminates that may be used to make absorbent article components. Methods herein may include an anvil adapted to rotate about an axis of rotation, wherein first and second spreader mechanisms adjacent the anvil roll are axially and angularly displaced from each other with respect to the axis of rotation. During the assembly process, a substrate may be advanced in a machine direction onto the rotating anvil. The first spreader mechanism stretches a first elastic material in the cross direction, and the second spreader mechanism stretches a second elastic material in the cross direction. The stretched first and second elastic materials advance from the spreader mechanisms and onto the substrate on the anvil roll. The combined and elastic materials may then be ultrasonically bonded together on the anvil to form at least one elastic laminate.

A packaged moisture sensitive product and a method for packaging a moisture sensitive product. The packaging comprises a primary package, and a secondary 5 package comprising a composite laminate comprising at least one thermoplastic layer and at least one metallic layer.

A vehicle exterior surface protective device for protecting a portion of a vehicle from damage by hail includes a shell, which defines an interior space, and a fastener. The shell is sized to cover a portion of an exterior surface of a vehicle, such as a window and a body panel. A first insert and a second insert are positioned in the interior space, adjacent to a top and a bottom of the shell, respectively. The first insert is at least semirigid and can resist impact deformation. The second insert is resiliently deformable and can dissipate a force from an impact of an object. The fastener is engaged to the shell and is selectively engageable to the vehicle to fixedly position the shell over the portion of the exterior surface. The shell thus positioned protects the portion of the exterior surface from the impact of the object.

A vehicle exterior surface protective device for protecting a portion of a vehicle from damage by hail includes a shell, which defines an interior space, and a fastener. The shell is sized to cover a portion of an exterior surface of a vehicle, such as a window and a body panel. A first insert and a second insert are positioned in the interior space, adjacent to a top and a bottom of the shell, respectively. The first insert is at least semirigid and can resist impact deformation. The second insert is resiliently deformable and can dissipate a force from an impact of an object. The fastener is engaged to the shell and is selectively engageable to the vehicle to fixedly position the shell over the portion of the exterior surface. The shell thus positioned protects the portion of the exterior surface from the impact of the object.

A refrigerant-transporting hose including an inner tube, an outer tube, and a reinforcing layer between the inner tube and the outer tube, the outer tube being formed of an outer tube rubber composition, the outer tube rubber composition containing a brominated copolymer rubber obtained by brominating a copolymer rubber of isomonoolefin and p-alkylstyrene, the content of the repeating units having bromine constituting the brominated copolymer rubber being from 0.8 to 1.5 mol % with respect to the total amount of the repeating units constituting the brominated copolymer rubber, a carbon black A having a dibutyl phthalate absorption amount of 40 cm.sup.3/100 g or less, a brominated alkylphenol resin, and zinc oxide, the content of the carbon black A being 35 parts by mass or greater with respect to 100 parts by mass of the brominated copolymer rubber. Such refrigerant-transporting hose achieves both workability and sealing property at an excellent level.