Longitudinally divided cable sleeve of thermo-plastic synthetic material with a shape memory
First Claim
1. In a longitudinally divided cable sleeve having a strip-like sleeve member composed of a thermoplastic synthetic member having a shape memory, said sleeve member having longitudinal edges and closure means for closing said edges together so that the edges can be sealed together after the cable sleeve has been wrapped around an object and the sleeve is shrinkable onto the enclosed object when heat is applied, the improvements comprising the closure means having means for overlapping a slot between the two edges and a mechanical reinforcement for the edges, said reinforcement including a reinforcing element secured to the cable sleeve adjacent each longitudinal edge with at least a portion of said edges overlapping, each of the edges with the reinforcing element being more thermally stable than the remainder of the sleeve member when subjected to the heat for shrinking the sleeve onto an object, said closure means having coacting closure elements comprising headed pins having heads adjacent one end being provided on one reinforcing element and apertures for receiving said headed pins being provided in the other reinforcing element, said apertures and headed pins being constructed to form a mutual locking of the two reinforcing elements and overlapping edges together when the pins are inserted into said apertures to hold the overlapping edges together.
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Abstract
A longitudinally divided cable sleeve having a strip-like sleeve member composed of thermo-plastic synthetic material having a memory shape characterized by the slot between the edges being covered by either the longitudinal edges being overlapped with respect to one another or one of the edges having an overlapping extension and with at least one of said edges having a mechanical reinforcement so that the edges are more thermally stable than the remainder of the strip when subjected to heat for shrinking the sleeve onto an object. The reinforcements may be completely embedded into the material of the strip, partially embedded or placed on outer surfaces thereof. Preferably, the reinforcements also support or provide interlocking connecting elements such as hook and catch elements for securing the edges together and the connection elements aid in taking up the shrinking force created during the shrinking operation.
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- 1. In a longitudinally divided cable sleeve having a strip-like sleeve member composed of a thermoplastic synthetic member having a shape memory, said sleeve member having longitudinal edges and closure means for closing said edges together so that the edges can be sealed together after the cable sleeve has been wrapped around an object and the sleeve is shrinkable onto the enclosed object when heat is applied, the improvements comprising the closure means having means for overlapping a slot between the two edges and a mechanical reinforcement for the edges, said reinforcement including a reinforcing element secured to the cable sleeve adjacent each longitudinal edge with at least a portion of said edges overlapping, each of the edges with the reinforcing element being more thermally stable than the remainder of the sleeve member when subjected to the heat for shrinking the sleeve onto an object, said closure means having coacting closure elements comprising headed pins having heads adjacent one end being provided on one reinforcing element and apertures for receiving said headed pins being provided in the other reinforcing element, said apertures and headed pins being constructed to form a mutual locking of the two reinforcing elements and overlapping edges together when the pins are inserted into said apertures to hold the overlapping edges together.
- 21. A longitudinally divided cable sleeve comprising a strip-like sleeve member composed of a thermoplastic synthetic member having a shape memory, said sleeve member having longitudinal edges and closure means for closing said edges together in an overlapping sealed relationship, the closure means having a separate reinforcing element secured to the cable sleeve adjacent each longitudinal edge, the edges with the reinforcing elements being more thermally stable than the remainder of the sleeve when subjected to the heating for shrinking the sleeve onto an object, said closure means having headed pins having heads adjacent one end extending from the element secured to one edge of the sleeve member and apertures for receiving said headed pins being provided in the other edge and a reinforcing element secured thereto, said aperture and headed pins being constructed to form a mutual locking of the two elements together when the pins are inserted into the apertures to hold the edges in an overlapping relationship and sealed together during heat shrinking of the sleeve onto the enclosed object.
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