BRAIDED TEXTILE SLEEVE WITH SELF-SUSTAINING EXPANDED AND CONTRACTED STATES AND ENHANCED "AS SUPPLIED" BULK CONFIGURATION AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION AND SUPPLYING BULK LENGTHS THEREOF

A bulk supply of a protective textile sleeve and method of construction and supplying thereof is provided. The sleeve includes a braided, tubular wall extending lengthwise along a central longitudinal axis between opposite ends. The wall has a decreased length, increased cross-sectional area first s...

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Hauptverfasser: GAO, Tianqi, ZHANG, Zhong Huai, TEAL, Jimmy E, KRAUSER, Leigh
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A bulk supply of a protective textile sleeve and method of construction and supplying thereof is provided. The sleeve includes a braided, tubular wall extending lengthwise along a central longitudinal axis between opposite ends. The wall has a decreased length, increased cross-sectional area first state and an increased length, decreased cross-sectional area second state. The wall has heat-set, braided yarns causing the wall to remain substantially in the first and second states absent some externally applied force. The wall is finish cut having a bulk supply shipping length extending between the opposite ends, and is configured to be subsequently cut into a plurality of discrete use lengths after shipping.