Patent ID: 6034329
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: B60R,Y10T

Abstract:
A corrugated tube for protecting a wiring harness including a plurality of electrical wires, said tube extending in a longitudinal direction and having an outer surface of circular cross-section with alternating peak and trough sections along said longitudinal direction, said tube comprising:first and second sections defining a slit therebetween which extends longitudinally along tube 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 at least one male locking portion and at least one female locking portion, respectively, said at least one male locking portion engaging said at least one female locking portion from the inside of said tube, the at least one male locking portion and the at least one female locking portion being molded only on said peak sections of the tube, and said trough section being substantially circular in cross-section so that the tube covering the wiring harness is bendable primarily in said trough sections into a desired shape; andwherein said concave and convex cross sections of said at least one male locking portion securely superpose with corresponding concave and convex configurations of said at least one female locking portion to close and lock said slit.