Fire resistant sleeves
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsAlonso Samuel Chavez, Julio Alberto Moreno, Octavio Addiel Pichardo, Ravi Shankar Pandey, Marcus J Baker, Andrew Thomas Cunningham, Kyle Sinko
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Abstract
Protective sleeves, kits-of-parts for manufacturing sleeves, and methods for manufacturing sleeves are provided. An exemplary protective sleeve includes an inlet end connector; intermediate linking connectors; and an outlet end connector. The intermediate linking connectors are interconnected in a series from the inlet end connector to the outlet end connector; and the inlet end connector, the intermediate linking connectors, and the outlet end connector comprise fire-resistant material.
Claims20
A protective sleeve comprising:
- an inlet end connector;
- intermediate linking connectors;
- and
- an outlet end connector;
- wherein the intermediate linking connectors are interconnected in a series from the inlet end connector to the outlet end connector;
- wherein the inlet end connector, the intermediate linking connectors, and the outlet end connector comprise a material;
- wherein the protective sleeve defines a longitudinal axis;
- and wherein each end connector is configured to allow a respective adjacent intermediate linking connector to slide longitudinally up to 10 mm while remaining engaged to the respective adjacent end connector.
A kit-of-parts for manufacturing a sleeve, the kit-of-parts comprising:
- an inlet end connector having a standardized outlet structure;
- an outlet end connector having a standardized inlet structure;
- and
- intermediate linking connectors, wherein at least a first intermediate linking connector has an inlet structure configured for mating engagement with the standardized outlet structure, wherein at least a last intermediate linking connector has an outlet structure configured for mating engagement with the standardized inlet structure, wherein the inlet end connector, the intermediate linking connectors, and the outlet end connector comprise a material, and wherein the intermediate linking connectors include a series of linking connectors with increasing outlet diameters and increasing inlet diameters and a series of linking connectors with decreasing outlet diameters and decreasing inlet diameters.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.