INFLATABLE SLEEVE WITH CONTROLLED EXPANSION
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1. An inflatable sleeve, the sleeve comprising:
- a mandrel extending in a longitudinal direction;
an inflatable casing placed around the mandrel;
a tubular sheath slid around the casing, the tubular sheath having a central segment and first and second longitudinal ends situated on either side of the central segment, the first and/or second ends of the tubular sheath being fixed to the mandrel, the tubular sheath being extensible from a rest state to an expanded state;
whereinthe tubular sheath has a predetermined circumferential elongation capacity from the rest state of the tubular sheath; and
the first and/or second ends of the tubular sheath have a longitudinal elongation capacity from the rest state of the tubular sheath comprised between 1.05 and 2.5, chosen to limit the diametric expansion of the first and/or second ends of the tubular sheath and give the first and/or second ends their shape.
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Abstract
The inflatable sleeve (13) comprises:
- a mandrel (15) extending in a longitudinal direction;
- an inflatable casing (17) placed around the mandrel (15);
- a tubular sheath (19) slid around the casing (17), the tubular sheath (19) having a central segment (27) and first and second longitudinal ends (23, 25) situated on either side of the central segment (27), the first and/or second ends (23, 25) of the tubular sheath (19) being fixed to the mandrel (15), the tubular sheath (19) being extensible from a rest state to an expanded state.
The tubular sheath (19) has a predetermined circumferential elongation capacity from the rest state of the tubular sheath (19); and
- the first and/or second ends (23, 25) of the tubular sheath (19) have a longitudinal elongation capacity from the rest state of the tubular sheath (19) comprised between 1.05 and 2.5, chosen to limit the diametric expansion of the first and/or second ends (23, 25) of the tubular sheath and give the first and/or second ends their shape (23, 25).
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1. An inflatable sleeve, the sleeve comprising:
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a mandrel extending in a longitudinal direction; an inflatable casing placed around the mandrel; a tubular sheath slid around the casing, the tubular sheath having a central segment and first and second longitudinal ends situated on either side of the central segment, the first and/or second ends of the tubular sheath being fixed to the mandrel, the tubular sheath being extensible from a rest state to an expanded state; wherein the tubular sheath has a predetermined circumferential elongation capacity from the rest state of the tubular sheath; and the first and/or second ends of the tubular sheath have a longitudinal elongation capacity from the rest state of the tubular sheath comprised between 1.05 and 2.5, chosen to limit the diametric expansion of the first and/or second ends of the tubular sheath and give the first and/or second ends their shape. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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