COLLAPSIBLE LINE PROTECTION ELEMENT

PCT No. PCT/EP98/01214 Sec. 371 Date Sep. 13, 1999 Sec. 102(e) Date Sep. 13, 1999 PCT Filed Mar. 4, 1998 PCT Pub. No. WO98/40645 PCT Pub. Date Sep. 17, 1998The present invention concerns a foldable protective element for, in particular movably laid, lines, which is cast or injection-moulded in one piece from plastic material substantially in an approximately level, flat configuration, and has segments (11, 12, 13, 14) which are connected together by bendable bridges (15), wherein the protective element has a bottom segment (11) with a top side (4) and an underside (5), and at least one wall segment (12), which can be shaped to form a closed passage portion (10) by bending and/or folding in the direction of the top side (4) of the bottom segment (11) and mechanical closure of a closing mechanism (16, 17), and wherein the protective element (1) is so connected or connectable to other similar protective elements (2) that the passage portions (10) form in a longitudinal direction (S) a passage for lines. A particularly preferred embodiment is one in which an entire series of protective elements is injection-moulded in one piece, with end portions (30). Complete protective systems for lines can be inexpensively produced in that way.