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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2006
Applicants:
Eric W. Bates, Lafayette, IN (US);
Thomas R. Jurczak, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Inventors:
Eric W. Bates, Lafayette, IN (US);
Thomas R. Jurczak, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Assignee:
Southwire Company, Carrollton, GA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A jacket for an electrical conductor, which jacket includes from about 40% to about 50% by weight of a polyvinyl chloride resin and from about 0.1% to about 0.5% by weight of an unsaturated primary amide derived from erucic acid. The jacket may also include from about 20% to about 35% by weight of a filler; from about 20% to about 30% by weight of a phthalate-based plasticizer; and from about 0.5% to about 5% by weight of a lead-free heat-stabilizing system. Methods for manufacturing a lead-free NM jacket are also provided.