Patent ID: 7044168
Filing Date: 2006-05-16
Classification: B32B,B60H,F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A hose comprising a core layer, an elastomeric friction layer overlaying the core layer, at least one reinforcement layer overlaying the friction layer, and a cover layer overlaying the at least one reinforcement layer, wherein the core layer is comprised of a blend of two different non-plasticized polyamides; wherein the two different non-plasticized polyamides are nylon 6 and a copolymer of nylon 6 and nylon 66 and are present in a weight ratio of nylon 6 to copolymer of nylon 6 and nylon 66 from about 1 to about 3; and wherein the hose has a permeation rate of from 0.15 to 0.23 g/m/day.