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US4777859A
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Pre-expanded braided sleeving
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1987-08-19
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Granted: 1988-10-18
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Expires: 2007-08-19
Abstract
Abstract Disclosd is a pre-expanded braided sleeving made from flexible strands of either conductive or nonconductive filaments, or a combination thereof, along with entrapped warp filaments of heat shrinkable material. The warp filament material is commonly known as heat reactive material and, when briefly subjected to heat below its fusion temperature, shrinks in the order of 30% to 50% of its length and very substantially expands the sleeving thereby greatly expediting the assembly thereof over an elongated object. Thereafter the sleeving is readily contracted into a snug fit with the object upon being tensioned between its opposite ends.
Inventors
- 👤 Walter A. Plummer, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 15:42
CPC Classifications
D; D04; D04C; D04C1/00; D04C1/06; D07; D07B; D07B1/00; B; B29; B29C; B29C61/00; B29C61/06; B29C61/0608; B29C61/0658; D07B1/06; D07B1/0693; D07B7/00; D07B7/16; D07B2207/00; D07B2207/40; D07B2207/4018; D10; D10B; D10B2401/00; D10B2401/04; D10B2401/046; D10B2403/00; D10B2403/02; D10B2403/024; D10B2403/0241; D10B2403/02411; D10B2505/00; D10B2505/10; D10B2505/12; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S174/00; Y10S174/08; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/913; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/13; Y10T428/1328; Y10T428/1331
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
53 words
Braided sleeving formed of multiple strands of flexible filaments simultaneously spirally interwoven with and holding captive therebetween filaments of heat reactive material extending lengthwise of said sleeving which shrink axially thereof in response to heat and are thereby effective to expand said sleeving girthwise to facilitate the axial assembly thereof over an object.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
53 words
Braided sleeving formed of multiple strands of flexible filaments simultaneously spirally interwoven with and holding captive therebetween filaments of heat reactive material extending lengthwise of said sleeving which shrink axially thereof in response to heat and are thereby effective to expand said sleeving girthwise to facilitate the axial assembly thereof over an object.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
Braided sleeving as defined in claim 1 characterized in that said strands of flexible filaments include metallic filaments.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
Braided sleeving as defined in claim 1 characterized in that said strands of flexible filaments include strands containing metallic filaments and strands containing nonmetallic filaments.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
Braided sleeving as defined in claim 1 characterized in that said heat reactive filaments are substantially free of tension prior to being heated to shrink the same and upon being heated, shrink axially and act to expand said braided sleeving girthwise.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
60 words
Braided sleeving as defined in claim 1 characterized in that said heat reactive filaments are of sufficient strength when heated to contract said sleeving axially and expand it circumferentially and also effective to restore said sleeving to its expanded condition if portions become partially or fully collapsed during handling and/or packaging before being shrunk by the application of heat thereto.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
66 words
Braided sleeving as defined in claim 1 characterized in that the majority of said interbraided strands are formed of electrically conductive material and at least one of said strands includes filaments of non-conductive material, the surface of which exhibits greater lubricity than said conductive strands and is thereby effective to enhance the girthwise expansion of said sleeve as said heat reactive warp strands shrink when heated.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
44 words
Braided sleeving as defined in claim 1 characterized in that said heat reactive filaments remain effective after being shrunk to hold said sleeving contracted axially and expanded girthwise until said sleeving is placed under sufficient tension to stretch and/or rupture said heat reactive filaments.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
Braided sleeving as defined in claim 1 characterized in that the girthwise expansion thereof is dependent on the shrinkage of said heat reactive filaments.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
39 words
Braided sleeving as defined in claim 1 characterized in that said heat reactive filaments have been shrunk by heat until said sleeving has been expanded girthwise and said heat reactive filaments have been heated to the point of fusion.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
37 words
Braided sleeving a defined in claim 1 characterized in that said heat reactive filaments are readily stretchable to permit said sleeving to be contracted about an object embraced thereby in response to the tensioning of said sleeving.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
35 words
Braided sleeving as defined in claim 1 characterized in that at least some of said filaments include filaments having a surface exhibiting substantial lubricity effective to facilitate the assembly of said sleeving over an object.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
Braided sleeving as defined in claim 1 characterized in that at least some of said filaments include filaments exhibiting substantial lubricity effective to facilitate girthwise expansion and contraction of said sleeving.
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