Patent ID: RE41348

Claim:
An overwrap for protecting elongated items, said overwrap comprising: a flexible substrate having first and second surfaces oppositely disposed facing away from one another , said substrate being resiliently biased so as to form a tube wherein a portion of said first surface overlies a portion of said second surface, said tube having a central space for receiving said elongate items; a first attachment means positioned on said first surface and extending substantially thereover; a second attachment means positioned on said second surface and extending substantially thereover, said second attachment means being engageable with said first attachment means for removably attaching said first and second surfaces to one another when said first surface is brought into contact with said second surface, said first and second surface portions being engageable with one another to affix said tube around said elongated items; and wherein said tube comprises a first tubular segment defining a first central space and a second tubular segment defining a second central space, said first and second tubular segments being connected to one another with said first and second central spaces in communication with one another.