Wrappable textile sleeve having supplemental lace closure and method of construction thereof

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Patent No.: US 10,358,765
App. No.: 14/204,294
Granted: Jul 23, 2019
Kind: B2

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Abstract

A wrappable textile sleeve with closure system and method of construction is provided. The sleeve has a wall of interlaced yarn with opposite edges extending in a lengthwise direction along a longitudinal axis between opposite ends. The opposite edges are wrappable into overlapping relation with one another to form a tubular cavity. The wall has a first set of closed loops positioned adjacent one of the opposite edges and a second set of closed loops positioned adjacent the other of the opposite edges. At least one flexible lace is disposed through the closed loops in a zig-zag pattern, thereby extending back-and-forth between the first set of loops and the second set of loops. The flexible lace is slidable through the plurality of loops to facilitate drawing and maintaining the opposite edges in overlapping relation with one another.

Claims (7)

1. A wrappable textile elongate wire harness sleeve for protecting the elongate wire harness, comprising:

a wall of interlaced yarn having opposite edges extending in a lengthwise direction along a longitudinal axis of the sleeve between opposite ends, said interlaced yarn being woven with warp yarns extending in said lengthwise direction and weft yarn extending generally transversely to said lengthwise direction, said opposite edges being wrappable into overlapping one another to form an inner tubular cavity, said wall having a plurality of closed loops extending along the length of said wall, said plurality of closed loops providing a first set of closed loops positioned adjacent one of said opposite edges and a second set of closed loops positioned adjacent the other of said opposite edges;

at least one flexible lace extending through said first and second sets of closed loops in zig-zag relation from said first set of closed loops to said second set of closed loops, wherein said at least one flexible lace facilitates drawing the opposite edges into overlapping relation with one another and to maintain the wall in a closed state; and

wherein said first and second sets of closed loops are formed from at least some of said warp yarns.

2. The wrappable textile elongate wire harness sleeve of claim 1 wherein at least some of said weft yarn is heat-set to bias said opposite edges into overlapping relation with one another.

3. The wrappable textile elongate wire harness sleeve of claim 1 wherein said first set of closed loops and said second set of closed loops are circumferentially aligned with one another.

4. The wrappable textile elongate wire harness sleeve of claim 1 wherein said at least one flexible lace includes a pair of flexible laces, one of said flexible laces being fixed to one of the closed loops in said first set of closed loops and the other of said flexible laces being fixed to one of the closed loops in said second set of closed loops.

Assignments (20)

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 20, 2025

From: FEDERAL-MOGUL POWERTRAIN LLC

To: SYSTEMS PROTECTION GROUP US LLC

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PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (ABL) Recorded Apr 7, 2023

From: TENNECO INC.; DRIV AUTOMOTIVE INC.; FEDERAL-MOGUL CHASSIS LLC; FEDERAL-MOGUL IGNITION LLC; FEDERAL-MOGUL MOTORPARTS LLC; FEDERAL-MOGUL POWERTRAIN LLC; FEDERAL-MOGUL WORLD WIDE LLC; TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE OPERATING COMPANY INC.; THE PULLMAN COMPANY

To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT

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NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS (FIRST LIEN) Recorded Nov 22, 2022

From: DRIV AUTOMOTIVE INC.; FEDERAL-MOGUL CHASSIS LLC; FEDERAL-MOGUL IGNITION LLC; FEDERAL-MOGUL MOTORPARTS LLC; FEDERAL-MOGUL POWERTRAIN LLC; FEDERAL-MOGUL WORLD WIDE LLC; TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE OPERATING COMPANY INC.; TENNECO INC.; THE PULLMAN COMPANY

To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT

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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 19, 2022