Holdout devices and cover assemblies and methods incorporating the same
AssigneeTe Connectivity Corporation
InventorMahmoud K. Seraj
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Abstract
A cover assembly for covering an elongate substrate includes a resilient, elastically expandable sleeve member and a holdout device. The sleeve member defines an axially extending inner sleeve passage. The holdout device includes a generally tubular, flexible bladder sleeve mounted in the inner sleeve passage. The bladder sleeve defines a cavity and a holdout passage to receive the elongate substrate. The cavity is inflated or inflatable with an inflation gas.
Claims20
A method for covering an elongate substrate, the method comprising:
- providing a cover assembly including:
- a resilient, elastically expandable sleeve member defining an axially extending inner sleeve passage;
- and
- a holdout device including a generally tubular, flexible bladder sleeve mounted in the inner sleeve passage, the bladder sleeve defining a cavity and a holdout passage to receive the elongate substrate;
- wherein the cavity is inflated or inflatable with an inflation gas;
- and
- inflating the bladder sleeve;
- and thereafter
- inserting the elongate substrate into the holdout passage while the bladder sleeve is inflated.
A method for covering an elongate substrate, the method comprising:
- providing a cover assembly including:
- a resilient, elastically expandable sleeve member defining an axially extending inner sleeve passage;
- and
- a holdout device including a generally tubular, flexible bladder sleeve mounted in the inner sleeve passage, the bladder sleeve defining a cavity and a holdout passage to receive the elongate substrate;
- wherein the cavity is inflated or inflatable with an inflation gas;
- and
- inserting the elongate substrate into the holdout passage;
- wherein the bladder sleeve is a tubular, double-walled sleeve, and the cavity is enclosed and defined by walls of the double-walled sleeve;
- and
- wherein the bladder sleeve is axially revolvable about itself.
A method for covering an elongate substrate, the method comprising:
- providing a cover assembly including:
- a resilient, elastically expandable sleeve member defining an axially extending inner sleeve passage;
- and
- a holdout device including a generally tubular, flexible bladder sleeve mounted in the inner sleeve passage, the bladder sleeve defining a cavity and a holdout passage to receive the elongate substrate;
- wherein the cavity is inflated or inflatable with an inflation gas;
- and
- inserting the elongate substrate into the holdout passage;
- wherein the step of inserting the elongate substrate into the holdout passage includes inserting the elongate substrate into the holdout passage while the holdout device is disposed in the inner sleeve passage.
A method for covering an elongate substrate, the method comprising:
- providing a cover assembly including:
- a resilient, elastically expandable sleeve member defining an axially extending inner sleeve passage;
- and
- a holdout device including a generally tubular, flexible bladder sleeve mounted in the inner sleeve passage, the bladder sleeve defining a cavity and a holdout passage to receive the elongate substrate;
- wherein the cavity is inflated or inflatable with an inflation gas;
- and
- inserting the elongate substrate into the holdout passage;
- wherein the step of providing a cover assembly includes inserting the holdout device into the sleeve member before inserting the elongate substrate into the holdout passage.
A method for covering an elongate substrate, the method comprising:
- providing a cover assembly including:
- a resilient, elastically expandable sleeve member defining an axially extending inner sleeve passage;
- and
- a holdout device including a generally tubular, flexible bladder sleeve mounted in the inner sleeve passage, the bladder sleeve defining a cavity and a holdout passage to receive the elongate substrate;
- wherein the cavity is inflated or inflatable with an inflation gas;
- and
- inserting the elongate substrate into the holdout passage;
- wherein the holdout device includes an inflated bulging section adjacent an entrance end opening of the sleeve member, and the bulging section helps to guide the elongate substrate into the inner sleeve passage through the entrance end opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.