Process for making recoverable tubular article
US4168192A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 10, 1977 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 10, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/1328
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An article such as a tube formed of heat-shrinkable material is bonded exteriorly or interiorly to an elastomeric member to form a laminated article. The bonding preferably takes place before heating and expanding of the heat-shrinkable tube. After expansion and cooling, the parts remain in the heat recoverable position. Subsequent heating of the parts causes them to recover radially about a substrate.
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