Patent ID: 8309634

Claim:
A monofilament consisting essentially of: (a) at least one vinylidene chloride polymer/methyl acrylate interpolymer having at most about 6 weight percent methyl acrylate mer units in the polymer; (b) at least about three weight percent total plasticizer based on total composition weight, of which about 0.5 weight percent based on total composition weight is (b)(1) an epoxidized oil plasticizer and optionally at least about 0.5 weight percent based on total composition weight is (b)(2) an aliphatic or aromatic ester plasticizer selected from the group consisting of dibutyl sebacate; acetyl tributyl citrate (ATBC); other polymeric or high molecular weight ester oils and combinations thereof; (c) optionally at least one UV light stabilizer; and (d) optionally at least one methacrylic polymer formed from a monomer mixture consisting essentially of alkyl methacrylate ester monomers, alkyl acrylate ester monomers, styrenic monomers or a combination thereof.