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Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsMasao Ohtsubo, Hiroyuki Kobayashi
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A tube-covered article that can reduce a space for storing a tubular cover member for covering an article with a tubular cover member so as to realize a saving in resources, while mounting a tube with excellent performance even in a narrow space. The invention provides a cylindrical tube-covered article, in which the tubular cover member (2) covers the article (5) as a result of room temperature recovery thereof after withdrawing a cylindrical support (1), the tube having a length larger than the cylindrical support, and an inner diameter approximately equal to or smaller than the outer diameter of the article (5) to be covered. The tube (2) is expanded around the periphery of the support (1) and collapsibly folded along the longitudinal direction thereof before application to the article (5).
A tube-covered article comprising:
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