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Method for covering cables with sheaths for corrosion protection and/or aesthetics

US4569708A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 16, 1984
Grant dateFeb 11, 1986
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Expiry dateJul 16, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/2933
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A method of fitting a generally cylindrical corrosion protective and/or aesthetic sheath on a cable, which method includes the steps of fitting a sheath unit on one end of a cable; shifting the position of the fitted sheath unit toward the other end of the cable; fitting a fresh sheath unit similarly on the cable in continuation from the preceding sheath unit; and repeating the fitting of a fresh sheath unit and the shift of the preceding sheath until the cable is covered with the sheath units substantially over the entire length thereof.

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