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Braided sheath sleeve for threading over at least one elongate element to be protected, and a method of manufacturing such a sleeve
Assignee: Gremco SA
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Filing: 1997-01-09
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Granted: 1998-08-18
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Expires: 2017-01-09
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a sleeve of braided sheath having at least one expanded end whose diameter is greater than the nominal diameter of the sheath; the expanded end includes a certain quantity of adhesive between its component filaments and it is surrounded, at least up to its free edge, by a ring of heat-shrink plastics material. The ring is shrunk in part only so as to be capable of being heat shrunk again once the sleeve has been put into place, thereby clamping the expanded end and fixing the position of said sleeve.
Inventors
- 👤 Jean-Claude Lancien
- 👤 Christian Guillemin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 10:19
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C65/00; B29C65/66; B29C57/00; B29C57/02; B29C61/00; B29C61/06; B29C61/0608; B29C61/0633; B29C66/00; B29C66/01; B29C66/05; B29C66/10; B29C66/11; B29C66/112; B29C66/1122; B29C66/116; B29C66/1162; B29C66/50; B29C66/51; B29C66/53; B29C66/532; B29C66/5324; B29C66/53241; B29C66/534; B29C66/5344; B29C66/63; B29C66/70; B29C66/73; B29C66/737; B29C66/7371; B29C66/73715; F; F16; F16L; F16L57/00; F16L57/06; B29C66/71; B29K; B29K2105/00; B29K2105/06; B29K2105/08; B29K2105/0809; B29K2105/0827; B29L; B29L2023/00; B29L2023/005; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S174/00; Y10S174/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
112 words
A braided sheath sleeve for threading over at least one elongate element to be protected, wherein the sleeve has at least one expanded end having an expanded shape whose diameter is greater than a nominal diameter of the sleeve, said expanded end including a first adhesive between component filaments so as to maintain the expanded shape of said at least one end and being surrounded, at least as far as a free edge, by a ring of a heat-shrink plastic material, said ring being partially shrunk on the expanded end of the sleeve and being able to be further shrunk for clamping said expanded end onto said at least one elongate element.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
112 words
A braided sheath sleeve for threading over at least one elongate element to be protected, wherein the sleeve has at least one expanded end having an expanded shape whose diameter is greater than a nominal diameter of the sleeve, said expanded end including a first adhesive between component filaments so as to maintain the expanded shape of said at least one end and being surrounded, at least as far as a free edge, by a ring of a heat-shrink plastic material, said ring being partially shrunk on the expanded end of the sleeve and being able to be further shrunk for clamping said expanded end onto said at least one elongate element.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
A braided sheath sleeve according to claim 1, wherein the ring has an inside face coated with said first adhesive which melts at a shrinking temperature of said ring so as to migrate onto said at least one expanded end through the component filaments thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
54 words
A braided sheath sleeve according to claim 1, wherein the ring has a heat-fusible inside wall so that an inside face of the ring is adhesive at a shrinking temperature of said ring so as to produce said first adhesive which migrates onto said at least one expanded end through the component filaments thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
59 words
A braided sheath sleeve according to claim 1, wherein the ring has an inside face that is not adhesive at a shrinking temperature of said ring, and the first adhesive provided between the component filaments is selected to flow at the shrinking temperature of said ring so as to migrate onto said expanded end through the component filaments thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
A braided sheath sleeve according to claim 1, wherein the ring stops at the free edge of the expanded end.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
A braided sheath sleeve according to claim 1, wherein the ring has an extension that extends beyond the free edge of the expanded end.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
A braided sheath sleeve according to claim 6, wherein said extension of the ring is flared.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
A braided sheath sleeve according to claim 6, wherein said extension of the ring has an inside face coated with a second adhesive.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
A braided sheath sleeve according to claim 6, wherein said extension of the ring is discardable and is eliminated once the sleeve has been put into place.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
A braided sheath sleeve according to claim 1, wherein the ring is externally marked and/or provided with identifying color.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
36 words
A braided sheath sleeve according to claim 1, wherein both ends thereof have an expanded shape and include the first adhesive between their respective component filaments, each of said ends being surrounded by said heat-shrink ring.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
A braided sheath sleeve according to claim 11, wherein said heat-shrink ring has an inside face that is adhesive at a shrinking temperature of said ring.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
26 words
A braided sheath sleeve according to claim 11, wherein said heat-shrink ring has an inside face that is not adhesive at a shrinking of said ring.
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