Patent ID: 7045201

Claim:
A coated cord comprised of at least one yarn selected from at least one of nylon, aramid, polyester, carbon, steel wire, brass coated steel wire, rayon and glass fibers coated with a coating composition comprised of: (A) an aqueous dispersion comprised of (1) an aqueous latex of elastomer particles, and (2) a resorcinol/formaldehyde resin in a weight ratio of said resin to said elastomer particles in a range of from about 10/90 to about 70/30, or (B) an aqueous dispersion comprised of (1) phenolic hindered, diisocyanate comprising diphenylmethane diisocyanate blocked with a rescorcinol-formaldehyde precondensate, and (2) an ortho-cresol formaldehyde resin in a weight ratio of said resin to said phenolic hindered diisocyanate in a range of from about 5/1 to about 10/1, and (C) particulate water insoluble, pre-formed, starch composite as a composite of starch and water insoluble plasticizer therefor, wherein the weight ratio of starch to plasticizer is in a range of about 1.5/1 to about 9/1 and the weight ratio of starch to said elastomer particles in said latex and said resorcinol/formaldehyde resin is about 10/90 to about 25/75 and the weight ratio of starch to said phenolic hindered diisocyanate and associated resin is in a range of about 30/70 to about 55/45; wherein said starch is composed of amylose units and amylopectin units and has a softening point in a range of about 180° C. to about 220° C.; wherein said starch/plasticizer composite has a softening point in a range of about 110° C. to about 170° C. and where the plasticizer is a polymeric plasticizer having a softening point of less than 160° C.; wherein said softening points are determined according to ASTM No. D1228; wherein said elastomer particles of said latex are comprised of at least one of vinylpyridine/diene terpolymers, selected from styrene/butadiene/vinylpyridine terpolymers and butadiene/vinylpyridine copolymers, natural cis 1,4-polyisoprene rubber, chloroprene rubber, acrylonitrile/butadiene copolymer rubber, cis 1,4-polybutadiene rubber, ethylene/propylene/diene terpolymer rubber and styrene/butadiene rubber (SBR), and their mixtures.