Patent ID: 7250203

Claim:
An airsleeve comprising an elastomeric liner; a reinforcing layer overlaying the liner; and an elastomeric cover overlaying the reinforcing layer; the reinforcing layer comprising: i) textile fibers having distributed over surface portions thereof an RFL adhesive; and ii) a plycoat formed from a rubber composition consisting of: 100 parts by weight of at least one diene-based elastomer selected from the group consisting of natural rubber (NR), synthetic polyisoprene rubber (IR), butadiene rubber (BR) and styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR); from about 1 to about 40 parts by weight of a metal salt of an α, β-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid; at least one additive selected from the group consisting of process oils, carbon black, silica, zinc oxide, fatty acids, sulfur, and cure accelerators; and from about 0.2 to about 5 parts by weight of an organic peroxide; wherein at least one of the elastomeric liner and elastomeric cover comprises at least one rubber selected from the group consisting of epichlorohydrin rubber (ECO), brominated butyl rubber (BIIR) and chlorinated butyl rubber (CIIR).