Patent ID: 7052751
Filing Date: 2006-05-30
Classification: F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fuel transport tube having improved fuel vapor permeation, said tube comprising: an inner conductive nylon tubular structure having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein said inner conductive nylon tubular structure includes a conductive agent in the form of carbon fibers or carbon fibrils; an aluminum barrier layer having an inner surface and an outer surface disposed on the outer surface of said inner nylon tubular structure; and a non-conductive thermoplastic tubular structure having an inner surface and an outer surface disposed on the outer surface of said aluminum layer, wherein said non-conductive thermoplastic tubular structure is selected from the group consisting of chlorinated polyethylene; chlorosulfonated polyethylene; styrene-butadiene rubber; butadiene-nitrite rubber; nitrile-polyvinyl chloride; EPDM, neoprene; vinylethylene-acrylic rubber; acrylic rubber; epichlorohydrin rubber; copolymers of epichlorohydrin and ethylene oxide; polychloroprene rubber; polyvinyl chloride; ethylene-propylene copolymers; ultra high molecular weight polyethylene; chlorobutyl rubber; and blends thereof.