Patent ID: 6052972
Filing Date: 2000-04-25
Classification: B65B,F16L

Abstract:
A sleever apparatus for use in containing an item, comprising:an inner member having a central passage;an outer member;a first end cap secured to one end of the inner and outer members and having a first aperture;a second end cap secured to an opposite end of the inner and outer members and having a second aperture and a slit;the first and second end caps for securing the inner and outer members to each other and for defining a space between the inner member and the outer member, the space between the inner member and the outer member being for storing a supply of containment material;the first and second apparatus align with the central passage and the slit aligns with the space;wherein the item may be sleeved by moving the inner and outer members along the item so that the item passes through the first aperture in the first end cap, through the central passage in the inner member, and through the second aperture in the second end cap and so that the containment material is discharged through the slit in the second end cap to sleeve the item.