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US 2021/0233683 A1Published application
Fire resistant and food safe cable jacket and method
AssigneeLUTZE Inc.
InventorStefan Grunwald
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Abstract
A electrical cable is disclosed that comprises at least one conductor having primary insulation; an outer jacket covering at least a portion of the at least one conductor, the outer jacket comprising at least one flame-retardant; where the electrical cable meets food contact compliance and flame resistance. A method of imparting food contact compliance together with flame resistance to an electrical cable is also disclosed.
Claims24
A electrical cable comprising:
- at least one conductor having primary insulation;
- an outer jacket covering at least a portion of the at least one conductor, the outer jacket comprising at least one flame-retardant;
- wherein the at least one flame-retardant is present in an amount capable of retarding flame propagation in accordance with UL 1581 or IEC 60332;
- wherein the outer jacket meets FDA 21 CFR Food Contact compliance or Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011 requirements;
- and
- wherein the at least one flame retardant is essentially devoid of chromium, lead, arsenic, mercury, cadmium, antimony or their compounds;
- brominated inorganic compounds;
- and brominated organic compounds.
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A method of imparting both flame resistance and food contact compliance to an electrical cable, the method comprising
- providing an electrical cable, the electrical cable comprising:
- at least one conductor having primary insulation;
- an outer jacket covering at least a portion of the at least one conductor, the outer jacket comprising at least one flame-retardant in an amount capable of retarding flame propagation in accordance with UL 1581 or IEC 60332;
- one or more additives, the one or more additives being food compliant under FDA 21 CFR Food Contact compliance or Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011 requirements;
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- imparting flame resistance as determined by UL 1581 or IEC 60332 and food compliant under FDA 21 CFR Food Contact compliance or Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011 requirements.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.