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Textile sleeve having elastomeric coating with indicator markings therein and method of construction thereof

a technology of elastomeric coating and indicator markings, which is applied in the direction of seals, identification means, instruments, etc., can solve the problems of indicia degradation and wear away, and achieve the effect of avoiding being easily worn away

Inactive Publication Date: 2019-12-19
FEDERAL MOGUL POWERTAIN LLC
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The patent text describes a protective textile sleeve for protecting elongate members and a method of construction. The sleeve is made of interlaced yarn and has a coating of elastomeric material on its outer surface. The coating has indicia that provides information to a viewer without wearing away easily. The depth of the indicia is between 25-75% of the coating's thickness to prevent abrasion and damage to the yarn without unwanted exposure. The method includes interlacing yarn to form a wall with an inner surface and an outer surface, bonding a coating of elastomeric material to the outer surface, and forming the indicia in the coating's outer surface inwardly with a depth to avoid wearing away or exposing the underlying yarn. The depth of the indicia can be greater than 50% of the coating's thickness to enhance its ability to prevent wearing away.

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Although the aforementioned indicia can prove useful initially, problems can arise via degradation of the indicia being worn away, particularly when exposed to heat and / or fluids.

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[0021]Referring in more detail to the drawings, FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate sleeves 10, 10′ having a circumferentially continuous, seamless wall 12 and a wrappable wall 12′, respectively, for routing and protecting an elongate member 14, such as a cable, wire harness, or tube, by way of example and without limitation. The elongate wrappable wall 12′ has opposite inner and outer free sides or side edges, also referred to simply as edges 16, 17, extending generally parallel to a central longitudinal axis 18, while both walls 12, 12′ extend between opposite open ends 19, 20; 19′, 20′, respectively. The opposite edges 16, 17 of the wrappable wall 12′ can be biased into overlapping relation with one another in “cigarette wrapped” fashion, such as via a heat-set formed in yarns of the wall 12′, to fully enclose the elongate member(s) 14 within a central cavity C of the sleeve 10′. The walls 12, 12′ have an innermost face or surface, also referred to as inner surface 21, 21′ and an outermost ...

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Abstract

A protective textile sleeve for providing protection to an elongate member contained therein and method of construction thereof are provided. The sleeve has a wall formed of interlaced yarn(s) and a coating of elastomeric material bonded to an outer surface of the wall. The coating has an indicia therein to provide a viewer viewing an outer surface of the coating with information, wherein the indicia extends radially inwardly into the outer surface of the coating to provide the indicia with depth so as to avoid being easily worn away.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 62 / 684,867, filed Jun. 14, 2018, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Technical Field[0002]This invention relates generally to protective textile sleeves for providing protection to elongate members contained therein, and more particularly to textile sleeves having an elastomeric coating with indicator markings therein.2. Related Art[0003]Protective textile sleeves for providing protection to elongate members extending therethrough are known. Protective textile sleeves having a circumferentially continuous, closed wall or a wrappable wall with opposite lengthwise extending edges configured to be wrapped into overlapping relation with one another are also known. In some cases, the aforementioned known sleeves have elastomeric coatings for added protection to the contents contained within the sleeves. It is further ...

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IPC IPC(8): D06N3/00
CPCD06N2207/123D06N2203/066D06N3/0002F16L11/085F16L11/124G09F3/0295H02G3/0481D06N2209/0807D06N3/0081F16L11/088
Inventor LESUR, THIBAUTSIMOENS, AMELIE
Owner FEDERAL MOGUL POWERTAIN LLC
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