EP0137648A2
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Method of encapsulating a substrat
Assignee: Raychem Ltd
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Filing: 1984-08-15
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2004-08-15
Abstract
Abstract An article comprises two areas of heat-recoverable woven fabric which are joined together along a line by means of a mechanical joining arrangement, such as stitches, staples or a stitched or stapled zip, which penetrates the fabric. The direction of crimp of the area penetrated is substantially perpendicular to the line of the join, or the two areas have substantially parallel directions of crimp.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard James Harris
- 👤 Kennith Brian Pithouse
- 👤 Frans Seraphina Joseph Van Dijck
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 16:44
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29D; B29D23/00; B29D23/001; B29D23/003; B29D23/008; B29C; B29C61/00; B29C61/06; B29C61/0608; B29C61/0658; B29C61/10; B29C65/00; B29C66/00; B29C66/01; B29C66/05; B29C66/10; B29C66/11; B29C66/112; B29C66/116; B29C66/1162; B29C66/13; B29C66/131; B29C66/50; B29C66/51; B29C66/52; B29C66/522; B29C66/5223; B29C66/52231; B29C66/5224; B29C66/52241; B29C66/5229; B29C66/70; B29C66/72; B29C66/729; B32; B32B; B32B27/00; B32B27/12; H; H02; H02G; H02G15/00; H02G15/08; H02G15/18; H02G15/1806; H02G15/1813; B29C61/0666; B29C2061/0683; B29C2793/00; B29C2793/0081; B29C57/00; B29C65/56; B29C65/62; B29C66/71; B29C66/721; B29C66/7212; B29K; B29K2313/00; B29K2995/00; B29K2995/0037; B29K2995/0049; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S174/00; Y10S174/08; Y10S285/00; Y10S285/909; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/913; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/13; Y10T428/1328; Y10T428/1331; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24033; Y10T428/28; Y10T428/2813; Y10T428/2817; Y10T428/2826
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
64 words
An article comprising two areas of woven fabric, at least one of which being heat-recoverable, joined together along a line by means of a mechanical joining arrangement that penetrates at least one of the areas of fabric, said area of fabric penetrated having a direction of crimp that is substantially perpendicular to the line at least along part of the length of the line.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
64 words
An article comprising two areas of woven fabric, at least one of which being heat-recoverable, joined together along a line by means of a mechanical joining arrangement that penetrates at least one of the areas of fabric, said area of fabric penetrated having a direction of crimp that is substantially perpendicular to the line at least along part of the length of the line.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
52 words
An article comprising two areas of woven fabric, at least one of which being heat-recoverable, joined together.along a line by means of a mechanical joining arrangement that penetrates the two areas of fabric, the two areas of fabric having substantially mutually parallel directions of crimp along at least part of the line.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
52 words
An article comprising two areas of woven fabric, at least one of which being heat-recoverable, joined together.along a line by means of a mechanical joining arrangement that penetrates the two areas of fabric, the two areas of fabric having substantially mutually parallel directions of crimp along at least part of the line.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
An article as claimed in claim 1, wherein along at least the said part of the line, the two areas of fabric have directions of recovery that are substantially perpendicular to one another.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
An article as claimed in claim 1 or claim 3, wherein at least the said part of the line is substantially perpendicular to the direction of crimp of the areas of the fabrics.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
An article as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the two areas of fabric form part of different component parts of the article.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
An article as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the mechanical joining arrangement comprises one or more lines of stitches.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
An article as claimed in claim 6, wherein the or each line of stitches has from 200 to 800 stitches per metre.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
An article according to claim 6, wherein the mechanical joining arrangement additionally comprises a connecting means one part of which is joined to one of said areas and another part of which is joined to the other of said areas.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
46 words
An article as claimed in claim 6, wherein the line of stitches, or a line of stitches lying closest to an edge of one of the areas of recoverable fabric, is separated from the edge of the recoverable fabric by at least four rows of fibres.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
An article according to any preceding claim, wherein at least one of the areas of fabric can exhibit a recovery of at least 40%.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
An article according to any preceding claim, wherein at least one of the areas of fabric and a matrix polymer form a composite material.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
An article according to any preceding claim, wherein the joining arrangement serves to hold the article in a hollow configuration.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
12 words
An article according to claim 12, wherein the hollow configuration is tubular.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
12 words
An article according to claim 12, wherein the hollow configuration is bifurcated.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
20 words
An article according to any preceding claim, wherein the article is coated on a surface thereof with a heat-activatable adhesive.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
35 words
An article according to any preceding claim when installed around a pipe, a cable, a joint in a pipe or a splice in a cable, a bus bar or a joint in a bus bar.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
24 words
A method of encapsulating a substrate which comprises recovering into engagement with the substrate an article according to any of claims 1 to 15.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 17, wherein said two areas are joined together after their positioning around the substrate.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method according to claim 17 or 18, wherein the substrate comprises a pipe, a joint in a pipe, a cable or a splice in a cable, a bus bar or a joint in a bus bar.
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