Patent ID: 9127381
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: D03D,D03J,D10B,H05B

Abstract:
1. A wrappable textile sleeve, comprising: a wall of interlaced yarn having opposite outer and inner surfaces and opposite edges extending lengthwise along a longitudinal axis of the sleeve between opposite ends with a straightened length of said wall spanning between said opposite ends, said opposite edges being wrappable into overlapping one another to form a tubular cavity; and at least one electro-functional member extending along said longitudinal axis between said opposite ends, said at least one electro-functional member being interlaced in said wall at a plurality of nodes and forming at least one unrestrained loop intermediate said opposite ends, said at least one electro-functional member having a straightened length that is greater than said straightened length of said sleeve, thereby allowing opposite ends of the at least one electro-functional member to be pulled axially outwardly away from said opposite ends of said sleeve to form leads for attachment to a power source, which in turn reduced the size of said at least one loop.