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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2012
Applicant:
General Cable Technologies Corporation, Highland Heights, KY (US);
Inventor:
Eric W. Bates, Lafayette, IN (US);
Assignee:
General Cable Technologies Corporation, Highland Heights, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B 7/295 (2006.01); C08L 23/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L 23/02 (2013.01); H01B 7/295 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to cable covering compositions (insulation or jacket) for wires and cables that are fire and water resistant. Significantly, the composition contains no significant amount of lead, halogen, and antimony; and is flame retardant (UL 1685 Cable Tray burn test); and has excellent mechanical and water resistance properties. The covering composition contains (a) a polyolefin; (b) a maleic anhydride modified polyolefin; (c) a butadiene-styrene copolymer; (d) a non-halogen flame retardant; and (e) a silane compound.