Patent ID: 6220634
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: C08J,C08L,F16L

Abstract:
A branched hose construction comprising(A) an insert having at least three legs;(B) a plurality of hoses equal to the number of legs, each hose having one end fitted over a leg of the insert less than the total length of the leg;(C) a molded saddle encapsulating the insert and the junctions of said legs with the hoses wherein said molded saddle is a rubber composition comprising(1) an EPDM alloy comprised of(a) a functionalized EPDM rubber,(b) an EPDM rubber having nylon side chains grafted thereto and(c) dispersed nylon;(2) an EPDM rubber; and(3) from 1 to 20 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of rubber in said composition, of fibrillated aramid fibers.