Patent ID: 7696277

Claim:
A thermoplastic composition consisting of: (a) at least two ethylene vinyl acetate copolymers in an amount of about 1 to about 50 wt %, said at least two ethylene vinyl acetate copolymers selected from the group consisting of: (i) a first ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer having a first melt index in the range of from about 1 to about 10 g/10 min and consisting of copolymerized ethylene and a first content of copolymerized vinyl acetate comonomer in an amount of about 25 to about 35 wt % based on the total weight of the first ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer; and (ii) a second ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer having a second melt index in the range of about 38 to about 48 g/10 min and consisting of copolymerized ethylene and a second content of copolymerized vinyl acetate comonomer in an amount of about 30 to about 35 wt %, based on the total weight of the second ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer; wherein the at least two ethylene vinyl acetate copolymers comprise at least one first ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer and at least one second ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer; (b) at least one linear low-density polyethylene in an amount of about 10 to about 20 wt %; and (c) at least one filler in an amount of about 40 to about 80 wt %; wherein the amounts of ethylene vinyl acetate copolymers, linear low-density polyethylene and filler are weight percentages (wt %) based on the total weight of the thermoplastic composition.