Patent ID: 6963031

Claim:
A sleeve assembly for receiving and protecting elongated items within a duct, said sleeve assembly comprising: a plurality of separate and independent sleeves positioned lengthwise adjacent to one another, each said sleeve comprising: a sidewall surrounding and defining a central space, at least one of said sidewalls having a weave density of 25 to 35 dents per inch by 25 to 35 picks per inch, said sidewall being formed from a plurality of warp filamentary members interwoven with a plurality of weft filamentary members, said warp and said weft filamentary members consisting essentially of polyester monofilaments, said weft filamentary members being resiliently biased radially outwardly so as to resiliently maintain said sleeve in an open configuration, said ware monofilaments have a diameter of about 0.35 mm, said weft monofilaments have a diameter of about 0.25 mm; a pull cord positioned within said central space and extending lengthwise of said sleeve; and said assembly further including means for simultaneously drawing said plurality of sleeves through said duct.