Patent ID: 6054529
Filing Date: 2000-04-25
Classification: C08L,Y10T

Abstract:
A bellows comprising a body having a flexible portion, the flexible portion comprising:(a) ethylene vinyl alcohol polymer; and(b) an ethylene based polymer of ethylene and at least one monomer selected from the 3-methyl pentene, hexene or octene;wherein the flexible portion comprises in the range of about 75 to about 90 weight percent (b), and in the range of about 25 to about 10 weight percent (a), based on the total weight of (a) and (b); and,wherein the ethylene vinyl alcohol polymer has a melt flow index in the rage of about 1 to about 15, and the ethylene based copolymer has a melt flow index in the range of about 5 to about 40.