US4349404A
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Polymeric articles
Assignee: Raychem Ltd
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Filing: 1980-07-28
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Granted: 1982-09-14
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Expires: 2000-07-28
Abstract
Abstract A process for the production of a marker sleeve assembly which comprises deforming a substantially non-cross-linked web of polymeric material at a temperature below the crystalline melting point or softening point of the material to render the web heat-recoverable, fusing together parts of the web or parts of the web and at least one other polymeric web to define a plurality of radially inwardly heat-recoverable marker sleeves, disposed in side-by-side relationship and preferably separable and subsequently cross-linking the resulting assembly.
Inventors
- 👤 Pushpkumar D. Changani
- 👤 Donald G. Peacock
- 👤 David Roberts
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 17:41
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C61/00; B29C61/06; H; H01; H01B; H01B7/00; H01B7/36; H01B7/368; B29C2795/00; B29L; B29L2031/00; B29L2031/60; B29L2031/601; B29L2031/744; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/10; Y10T156/1002; Y10T156/1036; Y10T156/1038; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/15; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24744
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
97 words
A process for the production of a marker sleeve assembly, the steps comprising: deforming a substantially non-cross-linked web of polymeric material at a temperature below the crystalline melting point or softening point of the material to render the web heat-recoverable primarily in one direction; fusing together parts of the web to one other substantially non-cross-linked polymeric web said fusing being done along lines substantially perpendicular to the direction of web heat recoverability to define a plurality of radially inwardly heat-recoverable marker sleeves disposed in side by side relationship; and cross-linking the fused portions of the polymeric material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
97 words
A process for the production of a marker sleeve assembly, the steps comprising: deforming a substantially non-cross-linked web of polymeric material at a temperature below the crystalline melting point or softening point of the material to render the web heat-recoverable primarily in one direction; fusing together parts of the web to one other substantially non-cross-linked polymeric web said fusing being done along lines substantially perpendicular to the direction of web heat recoverability to define a plurality of radially inwardly heat-recoverable marker sleeves disposed in side by side relationship; and cross-linking the fused portions of the polymeric material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A process according to claim 1 further including the step of introducing into the assembly lines of weakness which facilitate detachment of individual sleeves.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
A process according to claim 2 wherein said lines of weakness comprise perforations.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein a pair of longitudinally expanded non-cross-linked polymeric sheets are superimposed and welded together laterally thereof at longitudinally spaced apart intervals.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
A process according to claim 4 further including the step of attaching the pair of polymeric sheets to a non-heat-recoverable support means to restrain heat-recovery of the marker sleeves under heat treatment, said marker sleeves being detachable from said support means after heat treatment.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
A process according to claim 5 wherein the support means is in the form of a polymeric strip and said polymeric sheets are detachably attached at least at the extremities thereof to the support means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
A process according to claim 6 wherein the polymeric sheets are welded to the support means at the positions that the polymeric sheets are welded together.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
A process according to claim 5 wherein a pair of polymeric sheets are detachably attached to each surface of the support means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
54 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein a non-cross-linked polymeric sheet is longitudinally expanded to determine the direction of heat recoverability and wherein the sheet is folded laterally thereof at longitudinally spaced apart intervals and each fold welded laterally along the base thereof to produce a plurality of spaced apart laterally extending marker sleeves.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the assembly is provided with longitudinally disposed indexing apertures or slots.
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