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Method of making texturized heat shrinkable tubing
Assignee: Essex Solutions USA LLC
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Filing: 1986-01-15
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Granted: 1987-04-28
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Expires: 2006-01-15
Abstract
Abstract A heat shrinkable tubing is described which has a texturized surface. Upon applying the heat shrinkable tubing to a complex shaped object and applying heat the tubing shrinks radially and linearly, uniformly so as to preserve the texturized friction surface, shrinking over depressions and expansions of the complex surface without wrinkling.
Inventors
- 👤 Herbert R. Levine
- 👤 Stephen G. Gerrato
- 👤 Benoit L. Poulin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-08 09:43
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16L; F16L47/00; F16L47/20; F16L47/22; B; B29; B29C; B29C61/00; B29C61/06; B29C61/0608; B29C61/08; B29L; B29L2023/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S264/00; Y10S264/71
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
A method of making heat shrinkable tubing comprising melting polymeric material, extruding such material through a die to produce a pattern of substanially parallel raised portions extending externally across its entire length, while in a heated state imposing positive pressure to the interior of the tubing to impart radial shrinkage memory to the tubing and holding such tubing under linear tension to provide about 5% to about 30% longitudinal shrinkage memory to the tubing, cooling the tubing and rolling the tubing on a take-up reel resulting in tubing capable of shrinking in response to heat over bent, expanded and depressed substrate material in uniform, unwrinkled fashion.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
106 words
A method of making heat shrinkable tubing comprising melting polymeric material, extruding such material through a die to produce a pattern of substanially parallel raised portions extending externally across its entire length, while in a heated state imposing positive pressure to the interior of the tubing to impart radial shrinkage memory to the tubing and holding such tubing under linear tension to provide about 5% to about 30% longitudinal shrinkage memory to the tubing, cooling the tubing and rolling the tubing on a take-up reel resulting in tubing capable of shrinking in response to heat over bent, expanded and depressed substrate material in uniform, unwrinkled fashion.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
72 words
A method of forming a texurized surface on a complex shaped object comprising placing a heat shrinkable tubing having a texturized surface of substanially parallel raised portions extending along its entire length, and about 5% to about 30% longitudinal shrinkage memory on the complex shaped object, applying heat to the tubing causing the tubing to shrink both radially and lineraly thus forming unwrinkled, decorative, uniform texturized surface on the complex shaped object.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
72 words
A method of forming a texurized surface on a complex shaped object comprising placing a heat shrinkable tubing having a texturized surface of substanially parallel raised portions extending along its entire length, and about 5% to about 30% longitudinal shrinkage memory on the complex shaped object, applying heat to the tubing causing the tubing to shrink both radially and lineraly thus forming unwrinkled, decorative, uniform texturized surface on the complex shaped object.
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