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US 4,636,271 AGranted
Forming a wire marker sleeve
AssigneeThomas & Betts Corporation
InventorPaul J. Gandolfo
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Abstract
A tubular wire marker sleeve is disclosed. The sleeve includes a central portion which is flattened by ultrasonic welding to form a releasable bond and end extents which are unflattened facilitating insertion of an electrical wire into the sleeve. Plural sleeves may be assembled on a support card for printing on the sleeve with a conventional typewriter or computer printer.
Claims16
A method of forming a wire marker sleeve comprising the steps of:
- providing an elongate hollow member;
- and
- releasably bonding a central extent of said hollow member intermediate the ends thereof to thereby provide a uniformly flattened portion and an unflattened end extent.
A method of forming a wire identification sleeve comprising the steps of:
- providing an elongate hollow member having a first wall portion and an opposed second wall portion;
- and
- flattening a central portion of said hollow member intermediate the ends thereof by releasably bonding said first wall portion to said second wall portion.
A method of forming a wire marker sleeve assembly comprising:
- forming a plurality of longitudinal wire marker sleeves having a releasably bonded central extent and unflattened end extents;
- and
- inserting each sleeve into one of a plurality of longitudinal openings in a support card, said support card having a pair of oppositely directed tabs adjacent each opening for supporting each sleeve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.