Patent ID: 7771805

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 comprising 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 or isocyanato groups and a second polyamide selected from the group consisting of aliphatic polyamides and partially aromatic polyamides; wherein the polyphthalamide is present at a level within the range of 2 weight percent to 93 weight percent on the basis of polyphthalamide, the second polyamide, the polyester and the compatibilizer; wherein the aromatic polyester is present at a level within the range of 3 weight percent to 30 weight percent on the basis of polyphthalamide, the second polyamide, the polyester and the compatibilizer; wherein the second polyamide is present at a level within the range of 40 to 75 weight percent on the basis of polyphthalamide, the second polyamide, the polyester and the compatibilizer.