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US 2006/0185873 A1Published application
Apparatus and method for manipulating a line such as a cable or cord
OwnerJason Johnsoninventor
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Abstract
Apparatus and method according to which a line extends through a sleeve so that a first amount of the line is disposed within the sleeve. After stretching and permitting the sleeve to retract, a second amount of the line is disposed within the sleeve, with the second amount being greater than the first amount.
Claims26
Apparatus comprising:
- a sleeve defining a passage through which a line is adapted to extend, the passage defining an internal surface of the sleeve;
- wherein the sleeve comprises:
- a first configuration in which
- the sleeve has a first length, and
- a first amount of the line is disposed within the passage when the line extends through the passage;
- a second configuration in which the sleeve has a second length wherein the second length is greater than the first length;
- and
- a third configuration in which
- the line extends through the sleeve and at least a portion of the internal surface of the sleeve engages at least a portion of the line, and
- a second amount of the line is disposed within the passage wherein the second amount of the line is greater than the first amount of the line.
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A method comprising:
- extending a line through a sleeve having a first length so that a first amount of the line is disposed within the sleeve;
- stretching the sleeve to a second length that is greater than the first length;
- and
- permitting the sleeve to retract to a third length that is less than the second length so that a second amount of the line is disposed within the sleeve wherein the second amount is greater than the first amount.
1 more element
Apparatus comprising:
- an elastic sleeve adapted to be stretched and permitted to retract, and through which a line is adapted to extend so that a first amount of the line is disposed within the elastic sleeve before the elastic sleeve is stretched and permitted to retract;
- wherein, when the line extends through the elastic sleeve and after the elastic sleeve stretches and retracts, a second amount of the line is disposed within the elastic sleeve wherein the second amount is greater than the first amount.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.