Patent ID: 6137055
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: B60R,Y10T

Abstract:
A corrugated tube for protecting a wiring harness including a plurality of electrical wires, said tube comprising:an outer surface of circular cross-section with corrugated sections alternating along a longitudinal direction in which said tube extends;first and second sections defining a slit therebetween which extends longitudinally along said tube, said first and second sections each having a sequential concave and convex cross section adjacent said slit along a circumference of said tube;said first and second sections forming a male corrugated locking portion and a female corrugated locking portion, respectively, said male corrugated locking portion and said female corrugated locking portion extending in the longitudinal direction of the tube and being corrugated in the longitudinal direction of the tube, said male corrugated locking portion engaging said female corrugated locking portion from the inside of said tube; anda notch formed on an opposite side of said tube to the male and female locking portions, for permitting circumferential flexion during locking,wherein said female corrugated locking portion securely superposes said male corrugated locking portion to close and lock said slit.