Flexible cover
OwnerDale KIMinventor
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Abstract
A flexible covering for any type of object, such as wires, cables, and the like, includes a flexible sleeve in a partially rolled natural state and capable of being unrolled, and at least one pliable rod or insert running through at least a portion of entire length of the flexible sleeve capable of firmly holding the flexible sleeve in a bent shape while allowing the flexible sleeve to remain wrapped around the object. A method for manufacturing the flexible covering includes providing at least two cover layers, and an intermediate pliable layer, and then coupling together the cover layers to at least partially encapsulate the pliable layer.
Claims15
A method for forming a flexible covering comprising:
- providing least one pliable insert;
- providing least one first cover layer and least one second cover layer on opposite sides of the pliable insert;
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- coupling together the least one first cover layer and the least one second cover layer to form a flexible wrap having a prescribed length between first and second ends in a first direction, wherein a first edge of the flexible wrap overlaps a second edge of the flexible wrap in a first state,
- wherein the at least one pliable insert is at least partially embedded within the flexible wrap, wherein the pliable insert is configured to maintain the flexible wrap in a bent state when the flexible wrap is folded in a second direction different from the first direction, and wherein the flexible wrap is capable of being unrolled into a second state.
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