Patent ID: 7874184

Claim:
A sleeve for protecting elongate members and for inhibiting heat radiation outwardly from at least a portion of the sleeve, comprising: an elongate body having a wall extending along a longitudinal axis of said sleeve between opposite ends of said sleeve, said body being constructed from one or more yarns interlinked with one another by a plurality of knit stitches; and at least one opening integrally knit in said body between said opposite ends and diametrically opposite said wall, said wall providing a thermal barrier to heat radiation radially outwardly from said wall and said opening providing a path promoting heat radiation radially outwardly from said opening, wherein said body has a plurality of strap portions extending substantially transverse to said longitudinal axis and said wall has opposite free edges extending substantially parallel to said longitudinal axis, said at least one opening being bounded peripherally by said strap portions and said opposite free edges.