Tubular support for installing a contractable elastic sleeve
AssigneeEuromold
InventorsDenis Crepel, Jozef Cardinaels
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Abstract
The tubular support for installing a contractable elastic sleeve comprises a rigid tube covered on its outside by a film having a low coefficient of friction. It also includes guide and drive means for the film which is mounted so as to be completely free relative to the tube, which means guide and drive the film around a front end and against the inside surface of the tube. The support is applicable to installing a elastic sleeve on a cylindrical element.
Claims13
A tubular support for installing a contractable elastic sleeve, the support receiving the expanded sleeve for the purpose of installing it on a rigid cylindrical element threaded through said support, the support comprising a rigid tube and a film having a low coefficient of friction covering the outside surface of the rigid tube over at least a fraction of the length of the rigid tube and running substantially from a front end thereof, which end corresponds to a front margin of said film, wherein said film is mounted so as to be completely free relative to said rigid tube, and wherein the tubular support also includes guide and drive means for said film for guiding and driving said film from the outside surface of said rigid tube, around the front end, and along the inside surface of said rigid tube.
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