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Forming a wire marker sleeve
Assignee: ABB Installation Products Inc
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Filing: 1985-02-08
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Granted: 1987-01-13
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Expires: 2005-02-08
Abstract
Abstract A tubular wire marker sleeve is disclosed. The sleeve includes a central portion which is flattened by ultrasonic welding to form a releasable bond and end extents which are unflattened facilitating insertion of an electrical wire into the sleeve. Plural sleeves may be assembled on a support card for printing on the sleeve with a conventional typewriter or computer printer.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul J. Gandolfo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 01:42
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C65/00; B29C65/02; B29C65/08; B29C66/00; B29C66/01; B29C66/05; B29C66/10; B29C66/11; B29C66/112; B29C66/1122; B29C66/20; B29C66/21; B29C66/50; B29C66/51; B29C66/53; B29C66/532; B29C66/5324; B29C66/53241; B29C66/70; B29C66/73; B29C66/739; B29C66/7392; B29C66/73921; B29C66/80; B29C66/81; B29C66/814; B29C66/8141; B29C66/81433; B29C66/83; B29C66/832; B29C66/8322; B29C2795/00; B29C65/04; B29L; B29L2031/00; B29L2031/744; G; G09; G09F; G09F3/00; G09F3/02; G09F2003/0201; G09F2003/0251; G09F3/0295; G09F3/04; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S174/00; Y10S174/08; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/10; Y10T156/1002; Y10T156/1005; Y10T156/11; Y10T156/1121
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
43 words
A method of forming a wire marker sleeve comprising the steps of: providing an elongate hollow member; and releasably bonding a central extent of said hollow member intermediate the ends thereof to thereby provide a uniformly flattened portion and an unflattened end extent.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
43 words
A method of forming a wire marker sleeve comprising the steps of: providing an elongate hollow member; and releasably bonding a central extent of said hollow member intermediate the ends thereof to thereby provide a uniformly flattened portion and an unflattened end extent.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein said flattening step provides a pair of unflattened end extents.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method in accordance with claim 2, wherein said providing step further comprises the steps of: providing a continuous length of seamless tubing; and; severing said elongate tubular member from said tubing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
52 words
A method in accordance with claim 3 wherein said bonding step further comprises: inserting said provided elongate tubular member between the dies of a sealing device; moving said dies into contact with said central extent of said tubular member; and sealably compressing said dies against said central extent of said tubular member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method in accordance with claim 4 wherein said sealing device is an ultrasonic welding machine.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method in accordance with claim 5 further comprising the step of: placing a plurality of welds along the longitudinal sides of said central extent of said tubular member.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method in accordance with claim 6 wherein said welds provide said releasable bond.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
53 words
A method of forming a wire identification sleeve comprising the steps of: providing an elongate hollow member having a first wall portion and an opposed second wall portion; and flattening a central portion of said hollow member intermediate the ends thereof by releasably bonding said first wall portion to said second wall portion.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
53 words
A method of forming a wire identification sleeve comprising the steps of: providing an elongate hollow member having a first wall portion and an opposed second wall portion; and flattening a central portion of said hollow member intermediate the ends thereof by releasably bonding said first wall portion to said second wall portion.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
56 words
A method of claim 8 wherein said flattening steps further comprises: inserting said hollow member between a pair of dies having a longitudinal extent less than the length of said hollow member; and sealably compressing said hollow member between said pair of dies so that an extent at each end of said hollow member remains unflattened.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method in accordance with claim 9 wherein said hollow member is an extent of hollow tubing.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method in accordance with claim 10 wherein said providing step further comprises: extruding a continuous length of said tubing; and severing said extent of hollow tubing from said continous length.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method in accordance with claim 11 wherein said compressing step further comprises ultrasonicly vibrating said dies to fuse said central extent flat.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method in accordance with claim 12 further comprising: providing a plurality of longitudinally spaced ultrasonic welds on said central extent.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
61 words
A method of forming a wire marker sleeve assembly comprising: forming a plurality of longitudinal wire marker sleeves having a releasably bonded central extent and unflattened end extents; and inserting each sleeve into one of a plurality of longitudinal openings in a support card, said support card having a pair of oppositely directed tabs adjacent each opening for supporting each sleeve.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
61 words
A method of forming a wire marker sleeve assembly comprising: forming a plurality of longitudinal wire marker sleeves having a releasably bonded central extent and unflattened end extents; and inserting each sleeve into one of a plurality of longitudinal openings in a support card, said support card having a pair of oppositely directed tabs adjacent each opening for supporting each sleeve.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method in acccordance with claim 14 wherein said inserting step further comprises: inserting each said opposed tab of each said opening of said support card in the unflattened ends of said sleeve.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method in accordance with claim 14 when said support card is a substantially flat planar member.
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