Patent ID: 8703288

Claim:
A low smoke, fire-resistant and moisture resistant cable coating comprising: (a) an ethylene octene copolymer; (b) at least 5% by weight of an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer or an ethylene butyl acrylate compolymer; (c) a fire retardant selected from the group consisting of antimony trioxide, antimony pentoxide, antimony tetraoxide, hexaantimony tridecaoxide, crystalline antimonic acid, lithium antimonate, barium antimonate, zinc borate, basic zinc molybdate, zinc calcium molybdate, zirconium oxide, zinc stannate, zinc oxide, iron oxide, red phosphorus, hydrated structured silicates, synthetic anionic hydrotalcite, and carbon black; and (d) at least 60 percent by weight of a blend of magnesium hydroxide and aluminum monohydrate.