Patent ID: 7511220

Claim:
A cable protection arrangement comprising: a tubular outer cover ( 3 ); at least one support means ( 6 ) for holding in position a cable portion ( 2 ) extending axially in the outer cover with intermediate space relative to an inside wall ( 4 ) of the outer cover; a heat-shrinkable film ( 5 ) surrounding the cable portion ( 2 ) at least along a length of one of the at least one support means ( 6 ) and which is oriented with a shrinking direction substantially aligned with an axial direction of the cable portion ( 2 ); and said at least one support means ( 6 ) is connected to the heat-shrinkable film and configured to expand radially outwards towards the inside wall ( 4 ) of the outer cover ( 3 ) in response to contraction of the heat-shrinkable film in the axial direction of the cable portion ( 2 ).