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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
James Brown Hestetune, Burlington, NC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 5/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 5/700 ;
Abstract
During coiled hose and spring operations, a sheath reduces entanglements within a workstation and provides unrestricted access to manufacturing and assembly line pneumatic tools and equipment. The sheath includes a first end, a second end, and a body extending therebetween. The first and second ends are secured to a coiled device. The body defines a cavity sized to receive a portion of the coiled device therein. The sheath installs easily, is reliable, and is resilient to entanglements induced by coiled devices.