Flexible cover
OwnerDale Kiminventor
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Abstract
A flexible covering for any type of object, such as 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 at least a portion of 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 the object. A method for manufacturing the flexible covering includes providing at least two cover layers, and an intermediate pliable layer, and then coupling together the cover layers to at least partially encapsulate the pliable layer.
Claims20
A method for forming a flexible covering comprising:
- providing at least one pliable insert;
- providing at least one first cover layer and at least one second cover layer on opposite sides of the at least one pliable insert;
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- coupling together the at least one first cover layer and the at least one second cover layer to form 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,
- wherein the at least one pliable insert is at least partially positioned within the flexible wrap,
- wherein the at least one 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 the first direction, and wherein the flexible wrap is capable of being unrolled into a second state, and
- wherein coupling together the at least one first cover layer and the at least one second cover layer includes:
- providing a first seam section on the at least one first cover layer and a second seam section on the at least one second cover layer, and
- coupling the first seam section and the second seam section to couple together the at least one first cover layer and the at least one second cover layer and to define at least one seam that is provided at one or more sides of the at least one pliable insert and that extends in a length direction of the at least one pliable insert, the at least one seam being configured to provide additional strength and rigidity of the flexible covering in the length direction of the at least one pliable insert and to allow the flexible covering to be folded or unfolded in a width direction of the at least one pliable insert to receive or release a held object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.