Patent ID: 9745679
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: D04B,D10B,F16L,Y10T

Claim:
1. A wrappable knit textile sleeve, comprising: a wall of knit yarn having opposite edges extending lengthwise along a longitudinal axis of the sleeve between opposite ends, said knit yarn including warp yarns extending generally parallel to said longitudinal axis and weft yarns extending generally transversely to said longitudinal axis, said opposite edges being wrappable into overlapping one another to form a tubular cavity; and at least one of said weft yarns being an electro-functional yarn extending along a meandering path between said opposite ends as knit, said electro-functional yarn having a straightened length that is greater than a length of said wall, thereby allowing opposite ends of said at least one electro-functional yarn to be pulled axially outwardly from said opposite ends of said wall to straighten said at least one electro-functional yarn and form leads for attachment to a power source.