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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2015
Federal-mogul Powertrain, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);
Amel Fathallah, Claye Souilly, FR;
Ana Maria Panea, Compiegne, FR;
Zhong Huai Zhang, Pottstown, PA (US);
Jimmy E. Teal, Mohnton, PA (US);
Tianqi Gao, Exton, PA (US);
Leigh Krauser, Pomeroy, PA (US);
Federal-Mogul Powertrain LLC, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A textile sleeve and method of construction thereof is provided. The sleeve includes a braided, tubular wall extending lengthwise along a central longitudinal axis between opposite ends. The wall has a decreased length, increased cross-sectional area first state and an increased length, decreased cross-sectional area second state. Heat-set, yarns within the wall impart a bias on the wall, wherein the bias causes the wall to remain in each of the first and second states absent an externally applied force.