Patent ID: 9478954
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: B65D,F16L,H01B,H02G,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A self-wrapping nonwoven sleeve for routing and protecting elongate members, comprising: an elongate non-woven wall having inner and outer sides with a thickness of said wall extending across said inner and outer sides, said wall having opposite edges extending lengthwise in a direction of a longitudinal axis of said sleeve between opposite ends of said sleeve, said edges being biased into a self-wrapped configuration about said longitudinal axis to define a tubular cavity, said edges being extendable away from one another under an externally applied force to expose said cavity for insertion or removal of the elongate members and returning to their self-wrapped configuration upon removal of the externally applied force; and said non-woven wall including at least one circumferentially extending first band portion extending between said edges and at least one circumferentially extending second band portion extending between said edges, said at least one first band portion having a first thickness extending between said inner and outer sides and a first density and said at least one second band portion having a second thickness extending between said inner and outer sides and a second density, said first thickness being greater than said second thickness and said first density being less than said second density, said first and second band portions having the same material composition.