High temperature resistant weft knit textile sleeve and method of construction thereof

US9945054B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9945054-B2
Application numberUS-201213531768-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 25, 2012
Priority dateJun 24, 2011
Publication dateApr 17, 2018
Grant dateApr 17, 2018

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Abstract

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A high temperature resistant textile sleeve and method of construction thereof is provided. The textile sleeve has a flexible, tubular knit wall of thermoplastic yarns. The yarns are tightly knit with weft knit stitches extending along a circumferential direction about the tubular knit wall to provide a substantially smooth inner surface and a substantially smooth outer surface. The yarns are knit in a tricot stitch pattern, wherein the tricot knit stitches extend along a circumferentially direction of the sleeve wall.

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What is claimed is: 1. A wire, cable, and conduit protective sleeve, consisting of: a flexible, tubular wall of thermoplastic yarns, said yarns being knit solely with weft knit tricot stitches, said weft knit tricot stitches extending along a circumferential direction of the tubular wall; and wherein said yarns are selected from the group consisting of polyesters and polyamides. 2. The protective sleeve of claim 1 wherein said wall is circumferentially continuous and seamless.

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  • Textile, fabric, cloth, or pile containing [e.g., web, net, woven, knitted, mesh, nonwoven, matted, etc.] · CPC title

  • D04B1/225Primary

    Elongated tubular articles of small diameter, e.g. coverings or reinforcements for cables or hoses · CPC title

  • Vehicles (D10B2505/08 takes precedence) · CPC title

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What does patent US9945054B2 cover?
A high temperature resistant textile sleeve and method of construction thereof is provided. The textile sleeve has a flexible, tubular knit wall of thermoplastic yarns. The yarns are tightly knit with weft knit stitches extending along a circumferential direction about the tubular knit wall to provide a substantially smooth inner surface and a substantially smooth outer surface. The yarns are k…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Dromain Lionel, Chesnais Jean Rene, Laurent Benoit, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification D04B1/225. Mapped technology areas include Textiles & Paper.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 17 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).