Patent ID: 9248605
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: B29C,B29L,B32B,F16L,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method of making a liner tube having sufficient flexibility to lie substantially flat in a first state and to be substantially circular in cross section in an expanded state, the method comprising: wrapping a first intermediate layer around a flexible tube, the first intermediate layer overlapping itself to define a first overlap portion at a first circumferential position of the circular cross section when the liner tube is in the expanded state; wrapping a second intermediate layer around the first intermediate layer, the second intermediate layer overlapping itself to form a second overlap portion at a second circumferential position of the circular cross section when the liner tube is in the expanded state, the first circumferential position and the second circumferential position being at least 120 degrees apart circumferentially, wrapping a third intermediate layer around the second intermediate layer, the third intermediate layer, the third intermediate layer overlapping itself to form a third overlap portion, wherein the second overlap portion and the third overlap portion do not overlap each other and wrapping an outer layer around and adjacent to the third intermediate layer to surround the first and, second and third intermediate layers between the outer layer and the flexible tube; and at least the first and second intermediate layers comprising an absorbent material and the flexible tube comprising a substantially impermeable material; wherein the flexible tube comprises an absorbent layer with a silicone coating formed on an inner surface of the flexible tube, wherein the absorbent material layer is adjacent to the first intermediate layer.