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US 10,770,874 B2Granted
Flexible cover for wires or cables
OwnerDale Kiminventor
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Abstract
A flexible covering for wires, cables, and the like includes a flexible sleeve in a partially rolled natural state and capable of being unrolled, and at least one pliable rod or insert running through an entire length of the flexible sleeve capable of firmly holding the flexible sleeve in a bent shape while allowing the flexible sleeve to remain wrapped around a bundle of wires.
Claims5
A flexible covering comprising:
- a flexible wrap having a prescribed length between first and second ends in a first direction, wherein a first edge of the flexible wrap overlaps a second edge of the flexible wrap in a first state;
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- at least one pliable insert embedded within the flexible wrap, the pliable insert being more rigid than the flexible wrap,
- wherein the pliable insert is configured to maintain the flexible wrap in a bent state when the flexible wrap is folded in a second direction different from and perpendicular to the first direction,
- wherein the flexible wrap is capable of being unrolled into a second state,
- wherein the at least one pliable insert includes a rod running through an entire length of the flexible wrap,
- wherein the at least one pliable rod is made of a metal, and
- wherein the at least one pliable rod includes a pliable mesh sheet that runs through the entire flexible wrap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.