Patent ID: 8859064

Claim:
A kit for covering an elongate member with predetermined dimensions with a protective elastic sleeve, comprising: the protective elastic sleeve; a tubular core configured to stretch the sleeve, the tubular core being covered by said sleeve and configured to receive internally said elongate member; and a thin and flexible sliding element disposed between said sleeve and said core to enable said core to slide relative to said sleeve, the sliding element being configured to make a half-turn over a first end of the core so as thereafter to be disposed inside the core in order to be able to be pulled from a second end of the core opposite said first end, the sliding element including a net formed of flexible filaments including a first layer of filaments connected to each other in a predetermined arrangement, the first layer of filaments being configured to slide on an outside surface of the core and to turn back on themselves around said first end of the core, and a second layer of filaments superposed on the first layer, the first and second layers of filaments being plastic material filaments welded to each other at corners of meshes.