Fire retarding system for polymeric compositions, and a method and products comprising the same

Claim 2

A FLAME RESISTANT POLYMERIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING POLYETHYLENE INCLUDING THE COMBINATION OF THE CONDENSATION REACTION PRODUCT OF ONE MOLE OF FURAN AND TWO MOLES OF HEXACHLOROCYCLOPENTADIENE WITH AT LEAST ONE PARTICULATE METAL OXIDE SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF FERRIC OXIDE AND FERROUS OXIDE, SAID CONDENSATION REACTION PRODUCT BEING PRESENT IN THE COMPOSITION IN AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE ABOUT 8 TO ABOUT 50 PERCENT BY WEIGHT OF CHLORINE BASED UPON THE WEIGHT OF THE ORGANIC CONTENT OF THE COMPOSITION AND SAID METAL OXIDE BEING PRESENT IN AN AMOUNT OF ABOUT 3 TO ABOUT 15 PERCENT BY WEIGHT OF THE ORGANIC CONTENT OF THE COMPOSITION.

Claim 3

An electrical conductor having a flame resistant insulation thereabout, comprising a metallic conductor and an insulating composition comprising a crosslink cured ethylene-containing polymer selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, copolymers of ethylene and other polymerizable materials, and blends of polymers of ethylene with other polymeric materials including the combination of a chlorine-containing hydrocarbon comprising the condensation reaction product between one mole of furan and two moles of hexachlorocyclopentadiene in an amount sufficient to provide about 15 to about 50 percent by weight of chlorine based upon the organic content of the insulating composition, with at least one metal oxide selected from the group consisting of ferric oxide and ferrous oxide in an amount of about 5 to about 15 percent by weight of the organic content of the insulating composition.

Claim 4

An electrical conductor having a flame resistant insulation thereabout, comprising a metallic conductor and an insulating composition comprising a crosslink cured ethylene-containing polymer selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, copolymers of ethylene and other polymerizable materials, and blends of polymers of ethylene with other polymeric materials including the combination of a chlorine-containing hydrocarbon comprising the condensation reaction product between one mole of furan and two moles of hexachlorocyclopentadiene in an amount sufficient to provide about 15 to about 50 percent by weight of chlorine based upon the organic content of the insulating composition, with at least one metal oxide selected from the group consisting of ferric oxide and ferrous oxide in an amount of about 5 to about 15 percent by weight of the organic content of the insulating composition.

Claim 5

A flame resistant polymeric composition comprising an ethylene-containing polymer including the combination of the condensation reaction product of one mole of furan and two moles of hexachlorocyclopentadiene with at least one particulate metal oxide selected from the group consisting of ferric oxide and ferrous oxide, said condensation reaction product being present in the composition in an amount sufficient to provide about 8 to about 50 percent by weight of chlorine based upon the weight of the organic content of the composition and said metal oxide being present in an amount of about 3 to about 15 percent by weight of the organic content of the composition.

Claim 6

A flame resistant polymeric composition comprising an ethylene-containing polymer including the combination of the condensation reaction product of one mole of furan and two moles of hexachlorocyclopentadiene with at least one particulate metal oxide selected from the group consisting of ferric oxide and ferrous oxide, said condensation reaction product being present in the composition in an amount sufficient to provide about 8 to about 50 percent by weight of chlorine based upon the weight of the organic content of the composition and said metal oxide being present in an amount of about 3 to about 15 percent by weight of the organic content of the composition.

Claim 7

The flame resistant polymeric composition of claim 3, wherein the ethylene-containing polymer comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, copolymers of ethylene and other polymerizable materials, and blends of polymers of ethylene with other polymeric materials, and the condensation reaction product is present in the composition in an amount sufficient to provide about 15 to about 50 percent by weight of chlorine based upon the organic content of the composition and the metal oxide is present in the composition in an amount of about 5 to about 15 percent by weight of the organic content of the composition.

Claim 8

An electrical conductor having a flame resistant insulation thereabout, comprising a metallic conductor and an insulating composition comprising a crosslink cured polyethylene polymer including the combination of the condensation reaction product of one mole of furan and two moles of hexachlorocyclopentadiene with at least one particular metal oxide selected from the group consisting of ferric oxide and ferrous oxide, said condensation reaction product being present in the composition in an amount sufficient to provide about 8 to about 50 percent by weight of chlorine based upon the weight of the organic content of the insulating composition and said metal oxide being present in an amount of About 3 to about 15 percent by weight of the organic content of the insulating composition.

Claim 9

An electrical conductor having a flame resistant insulation thereabout, comprising a metallic conductor and an insulating composition comprising a crosslink cured polyethylene polymer including the combination of the condensation reaction product of one mole of furan and two moles of hexachlorocyclopentadiene with at least one particular metal oxide selected from the group consisting of ferric oxide and ferrous oxide, said condensation reaction product being present in the composition in an amount sufficient to provide about 8 to about 50 percent by weight of chlorine based upon the weight of the organic content of the insulating composition and said metal oxide being present in an amount of About 3 to about 15 percent by weight of the organic content of the insulating composition.

Claim 10

An electrical conductor having a flame resistant insulation thereabout, comprising a metallic conductor and an insulating composition comprising a cross-link cured ethylene-containing polymer including the combination of a chlorine-containing hydrocarbon comprising the condensation reaction product between one mole of furan and two moles of hexachlorocyclopentadiene in an amount sufficient to provide about 8 to about 50 percent by weight of chlorine based upon the weight of the organic content of the insulating composition, with at least one metal oxide selected from the group consisting of ferric oxide and ferrous oxide in an amount of about 3 to about 15 percent by weight of the organic content of the insulating composition.

Claim 11

An electrical conductor having a flame resistant insulation thereabout, comprising a metallic conductor and an insulating composition comprising a cross-link cured ethylene-containing polymer including the combination of a chlorine-containing hydrocarbon comprising the condensation reaction product between one mole of furan and two moles of hexachlorocyclopentadiene in an amount sufficient to provide about 8 to about 50 percent by weight of chlorine based upon the weight of the organic content of the insulating composition, with at least one metal oxide selected from the group consisting of ferric oxide and ferrous oxide in an amount of about 3 to about 15 percent by weight of the organic content of the insulating composition.