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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2017
Federal-mogul Powertrain, Llc, Southfield, MI (US);
Zhong Huai Zhang, Pottstown, PA (US);
Jimmy E. Teal, Mohnton, PA (US);
Tianqi Gao, Coatesville, PA (US);
Leigh Krauser, Coatesville, PA (US);
Federal-Mogul Powertrain LLC, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A bulk supply of a protective textile sleeve and method of construction and supplying 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. The wall has heat-set, braided yarns causing the wall to remain substantially in the first and second states absent some externally applied force. The wall is finish cut having a bulk supply shipping length extending between the opposite ends, and is configured to be subsequently cut into a plurality of discrete use lengths after shipping.