Heat protective device
AssigneeBattle Born Supply Co.
InventorIan Muceus
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Abstract
A heat protective device includes a sheet having a first edge opposite a second edge. The sheet is comprised of a plurality of intertwined links that are movable with respect to each other. A strip is positioned between the first edge of the sheet and the second edge of the sheet. A fastener couples the first edge of the sheet and the second edge of the sheet to the strip to form a tubular shape. The fastener is configured to adjust a diameter of the tubular shape to releasably fix the heat protective device about an object. A method for manufacturing a heat protective device is also disclosed.
Claims20
A heat protective device comprising:
- a sheet having a first edge opposite a second edge, and comprised of a plurality of intertwined links that are movable with respect to each other;
- a strip positioned between the first edge of the sheet and the second edge of the sheet;
- and
- a fastener coupling the first edge of the sheet and the second edge of the sheet to the strip to form a tubular shape, the fastener being configured to adjust a diameter of the tubular shape to releasably fix the heat protective device about an object.
A method for manufacturing a heat protective device comprising:
- printing, by a 3D printer, a sheet having a first edge and a second edge, and the sheet being comprised of a plurality of intertwined links that are movable with respect to each other;
- providing a jig having a base with a top surface, and a plurality of protrusions coupled to the top surface and extending above the top surface, each protrusion of the plurality of protrusions being spaced apart from one another;
- placing the sheet on the top surface of the jig, the plurality of intertwined links of the sheet positioned between the plurality of protrusions of the jig;
- applying heat to the sheet and the jig;
- and
- removing the sheet from the jig to form the heat protective device;
- wherein the sheet and the jig are comprised of the same material, and the jig is configured with dimensions to volumetrically shrink at the same rate as the sheet during the heating.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.