Reinforced Wrappable Protective Textile Sleeve and Method of Construction Thereof
AssigneeFederal-Mogul Powertrain LLC
InventorJimmy E. Teal
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Abstract
A wrappable protective sleeve for providing protection to an elongate member contained therein and method of construction thereof is provided. The sleeve includes a textile wall having opposite edges extending lengthwise along a longitudinal axis between opposite ends. The edges are wrappable to overlap one another to form an enclosed cavity. At least one reinforcement rib extends along at least a portion of the wall. The at least one reinforcement rib is formed of material fused and bonded on and/or in the wall.
Claims28
A wrappable protective sleeve for providing protection to an elongate member contained therein, comprising:
- a wall having opposite edges extending lengthwise along a longitudinal axis between opposite ends, said edges being wrappable to overlap one another to form an enclosed cavity;
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- at least one reinforcement rib extending along at least a portion of said wall, said at least one reinforcement rib being fused and bonded on said wall.
A method of constructing a wrappable protective sleeve for protecting an elongate member contained therein, comprising:
- forming a textile wall having opposite edges extending lengthwise along a longitudinal axis between opposite ends with the opposite edges;
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- melting and solidifying at least one reinforcement rib on said wall, said at least one reinforcement rib having an increased rigidity relative to said wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.