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US 2017/0133833 A1Published application
Holdout devices and cover assemblies and methods incorporating the same
AssigneeTyco Electronics Corporation
InventorMahmoud K. SERAJ
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Abstract
A cover assembly for covering an elongate substrate includes a resilient, elastically expandable sleeve member and a holdout device. The sleeve member defines an axially extending inner sleeve passage. The holdout device includes a generally tubular, flexible bladder sleeve mounted in the inner sleeve passage. The bladder sleeve defines a cavity and a holdout passage to receive the elongate substrate. The cavity is inflated or inflatable with an inflation gas.
Claims21
A cover assembly for covering an elongate substrate, the cover assembly comprising:
- a resilient, elastically expandable sleeve member defining an axially extending inner sleeve passage;
- and
- a holdout device including a generally tubular, flexible bladder sleeve mounted in the inner sleeve passage, the bladder sleeve defining a cavity and a holdout passage to receive the elongate substrate;
- wherein the cavity is inflated or inflatable with an inflation gas.
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A method for covering an elongate substrate, the method comprising:
- providing a cover assembly including:
- a resilient, elastically expandable sleeve member defining an axially extending inner sleeve passage;
- and
- a holdout device including a generally tubular, flexible bladder sleeve mounted in the inner sleeve passage, the bladder sleeve defining a cavity and a holdout passage to receive the elongate substrate;
- wherein the cavity is inflated or inflatable with an inflation gas;
- and
- inserting the elongate substrate into the holdout passage.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.