Heat shrinkable material for wrapping around a pipe, cable or the like
US4371578A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 25, 1980 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/24777
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A material for wrapping around a pipe, cable or the like in which a flexible sheet of heat shrinkable material such as cross-linked polyolefin, is provided on each edge with a metal clip element. In one construction, the two elements being formed with a body portion attached to the sheet material and hook members which extend in the opposite sense to one another and are inclined towards the body member to hook into one another. A strip of material on one of the clip elements, or on the flexible material, extends under the free edge of one of the hook members to maintain the other hook member in engagement. In another construction the first clip element is provided with spaced apart bridge which are engaged with cooperating spaced apart hooks on the second clip element.
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