Patent ID: 8062725

Claim:
A container for organic liquids having a contained volume wherein said container is a fuel tank comprised of at least one wall, an inlet, an outlet, wherein the wall is comprised of a thermoplastic composition which includes an aromatic polyester selected from the group consisting of polybutylene terephthalate, polyethylene terephthalate, polytrimethylene terephthalate, polyethylene naphthalate, and polybutylene naphthalate and copolymers thereof, a first polyamide which is a polyphthalamide, a compatibilizer having at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl groups, carboxylic acid groups, glycidyl groups, maleic anhydride groups, amino groups, siloxane groups and isocyanato groups and a second polyamide selected from the group consisting of aliphatic polyamides and partially aromatic polyamides; wherein the aromatic polyester is present at a level within the range of about 3 weight percent to about 30 weight percent on the basis of the polyphthalamide, the second polyamide, the polyester and the compatibilizer; wherein the second polyamide is present at a level within the range of about 40 to about 75 weight percent on the basis of the polyphthalamide, the second polyamide, the polyester and the compatibilizer and wherein the polyphthalamide is present at level of at least about 3 weight percent on the basis of the polyphthalamide, the second polyamide, the polyester and the compatibilizer.