Abstract: A cable marker used to identify associated cables. The cable marker is made of a weatherable polymeric material which remains flexible in variable temperature conditions. The cable marker is substantially elliptically shaped allowing the marker to adjust to fit cables of varying diameter. The cable marker has a plurality of sizing lugs and a diametrically opposed locking lug to facilitate sizing and locking of the cable marker to the cable. Engraving and foil printing permanently identify cables in addition to color coding.

Abstract: The leading end portion of a caulking pawl portion formed in the end portion of a pipe main body is formed integrally with the pipe main body through the side surface portion of the caulking pawl portion which has a larger width in the longitudinal direction thereof than the width of the leading end portion in the longitudinal direction thereof. At the same time, the leading end portion of the caulking pawl portion is also formed integrally with the cap side end of the side surface portion of the caulking pawl portion.

Abstract: A housing for receiving individual components of a heating or cooling installation is formed of at least two shells of thermally insulating plastic which enclose the components between themselves. The shells are provided at their respective facing edges with a rabbet connection formed of a rabbet strip and a groove strip corresponding thereto in shape and dimensions. The flank of the groove strip of the bottom shell which cooperates with the rabbet strip is divided into an upper partial surface inclined relative to the rabbet strip at an angle .alpha. to the normal line and a lower partial surface which is inclined at an angle .beta. to the normal line. The angles .alpha. and .beta. have opposite rotational directions. The rabbet strip of the top shell has surfaces corresponding to the surfaces of the groove strip so as to substantially facilitate closing and opening of the housing.

Abstract: A method and a kit for cushioning and covering a pole is disclosed. First and second sheets of cushioning material are wrapped around a pole, with the second sheet of cushioning material being cut to fit the height of the pole. A first cover sheet is applied to the cushion sheet and is secured in place to cover a portion of the pole. A second cover sheet is applied to the cushion sheet and overlaps the first cover sheet to finish the pole, thereby providing a cushioned pole that is covered with an abrasion resistant, tough cover.

Abstract: A pipe cage (18) for protecting persons from a hot process pipe (12). The pipe cage includes first and second clips (20,22) separated by a predetermined distance and engaging the hot process pipe (12) and first and second sets of spacer bars (24,26) extending from a respective one of the first and second clips (20,22). A first ring (28) is connected to surround the first set of bars (24) and a second ring (30) is connected to surround the second set of spacer bars (26). A plurality of ribs (32) are connected between the first and second rings (28,30), wherein the plurality of ribs (32) are spaced from and extend parallel to the hot process pipe (12) preventing contact of the hot process pipe (12) by a person in an area surrounding the pipe while providing ambient air exposure to the hot process pipe (12).

Abstract: An arrangement for tightly enclosing a substrate with a heat-shrinking plastic sleeve (1), which has thickened sections (2, 3) along its longitudinal edges, has at least two rails (4, 5) pushed on the sleeve (1) after it has been placed around the substrate. The rails hold the longitudinal edges of the sleeve (1) together before, during and after the heat-shrinking. The two rails (4, 5) form a junction area and S-shaped profiles (6, 7) are placed in the junction area on both sides of the thickened edge sections (2, 3) and are enclosed by both of the rails (4, 5).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a tubular section which may be constructed from a sheet having a pair of opposed edges. The opposed edges are releasably connectable such that the section may be stored in a relatively flat configuration. The screw fasteners used to connect the edges together may be restrained from rotation using for example a stringer element appropriately stabilised relative to the fasteners.

Abstract: A longitudinal raceway is provided for housing electrical components such as in a space-dividing wall structure or the like. The raceway includes a pair of elongated raceway sections which, when in longitudinal juxtaposition, define a generally closed hollow structure for concealing and protecting the electrical components. A hinge is connected between adjacent longitudinal sides of the raceway sections whereby the sections are movable about the hinge between open and closed positions. Complementary interengaging latches are provided on the opposite longitudinal sides of the raceway sections to hold the sections in the closed position.

Abstract: A conductive sheath for electrical cable including fasteners with hooks that hold together a conductive shield. This design accommodates all cables bundle diameters and is easily installed even after the cables have already been installed.

Abstract: An improved heat insulating jacket slit lengthwise thereof held closed by a unique pair of dissimilar separable snap-lock seam members formed of extruded plastic and designed for heat-fused assembly to the inner plastic layer of flexible laminated sheeting having an outer layer nonfusible to said seam members. Each seam member includes a narrow groove sized to snugly seat and conceal the adjacent lateral edge of the sheeting. Each seam member includes internesting snap-lock members positioned to interlock when laminated sheeting fused thereto is wrapped about ducting. A blanket of resilient heat insulating material is laminated to the inner plastic layer of the sheeting and aids in holding the seam members interlocked.

Abstract: A plastics cover for a piping which comprises a plastics cover body of a wide strip-like shape and a substantially T-shaped rib arranged on one side edge of the cover body. The rib includes a leg portion connected to the cover body and a wing portion, so that an inner groove and an outer groove is defined between the wing portion and the cover body. Mounting of the cover on a pipe is carried out by interengaging a first engagement projection on the inner surface of the wing portion and a second engagement projection on the outer surface of the other side edge of the cover body.

Abstract: An electrically conductive removable jacket is provided for wire bundles or the like. The jacket comprises a flattened knitted metal wire tube with a strip of hook and loop fastener stitched along each longitudinal edge so that a tubular jacket is formed by overlapping the edges and securing the fasteners. Plural strips of hook and loop fastener assure that the jacket can be kept electrically "closed" regardless of the size of bundle encompassed. A resilient gasket is provided along one edge of the conductive jacket for making electrical contact with the opposite edge. The conductive jacket may be secured along one edge to one edge of a flexible electrically insulating jacket having fastening means along each edge for forming a tubular insulating jacket. The insulating jacket is inside of the conductive jacket.

Abstract: A two-piece plastic duct utilizing snap-together latch tongue and complementary engaging provisions together with overlapping sealing flanges to make adequately airtight duct assemblies. The duct walls consist of narrow trimming flats with measurement indicia; these flats are divided by narrower molded separators, which make it easy to trim the unassembled duct to desired length.

Abstract: An aerial communication cable closure is comprised of a one-piece, hollow, box-like housing with conical ends having an integral hinge formed at the inside upper surface. The closure includes a pair of interconnecting edges separated by an access slot. The edges are fastened together in a mating engagement after passing a cable through the slot. The closure also includes electrically conductive hanger brackets which are attached to the housing, each having interfitting segments allowing the hanger brackets to hinge with the integral hinge formed in the inside upper surface of the housing. When cable termination is desired for the terminating of cable conductors with service wires, a rectangular compartment with an integrally hinged lid is attached to one side of the box-like housing in which a terminal block is mounted.

Abstract: Enclosed is an improved snap-on heat insulating jacket for ducting and method uniquely designed for simplicity and ease of assembly. Resilient heat insulating material is laminated to a flexible sheet plastic main body provided with interlocking snap-on seam members positioned, when closed, for concealment by an external guard flap coated on its inwardly facing surface with pressure sensitive adhesive thereby to embrace the ducting with a cover having a substantially continuous smooth outer surface free of foreign matter collecting crevices and the like.

Abstract: A covering assembly for the ring portion of a steering wheel which comprises a cover layer, a hooking member and a hooked member. The hooking and hooked members are fixed along opposing longitudinal sides of the cover layer and will fit together in a locking relationship with the cover stretched about the ring portion. The steering wheel is provided with a circumferential groove in which the hooked member is inserted and the hooking member is received by the hooking member after the cover material is wrapped and stretched around the steering wheel so that the cover fits tightly thereabout.

Abstract: A unitary cable closure is disclosed, for enclosing a communications cable suspended from a support strand. The closure includes a tubular housing having a pair of mating edges separated by an access slot, the edges being manually fastened together in mating engagement after passing the cable through the slot. The closure further includes a rib integrally formed in the wall of the tubular housing. The closure also includes a termination port in the side of the tubular housing. The terminal port includes a rectangular frame and lid. The closure also includes a metal hanger bracket having a lower, horizontal portion fastened to the inside upper surface of the tubular housing at the rib and a vertical portion projecting upwardly through the upper surface of the rib of the tubular housing, for fastening to the support strand.

Abstract: A heat shrinkable covering in the form of a sheet which is heat shrinkable in a longitudinal direction, and a stiffening member connected at each of two longitudinally spaced transversely extending superimposable zones of the sheet. One stiffening member has holes and the other studs in the form of arm portions which are insertable through the holes to secure the stiffening members together. The arm portions can be flattened down onto the outside of the covering to retain the stiffening members together while reducing risk of the studs interfering with items such as cables adjacent the covered article. Preferably the studs have a resiliently compressible head portion which snap fits into holes formed through the sheet adjacent the holes in the stiffening member to facilitate locating the overlapped zones of the sheet relative to one another. In use, the sheet is wrapped around an article, the stiffening members are engaged together, and the sheet is then heat shrunk.

Abstract: A plastic corrugated sheathing hose adapted for electric cable installation and producible in one continuous operation, includes a longitudinal slit along its side. Each edge of the hose adjacent the slit is complementarily configured to form a detent or snap-locking closure releasably engageable in overlapping relationship. After insertion of a cable through the sheathing hose slit, closure of the hose is accomplished by pressing overlapped complementarily configured together. Closure of the hose in this manner results in a substantially gas-tight and waterproof cable enclosure accomplished in one operation with the inlaying of the cable.

Abstract: A longitudinally extending split sleeve of shrinkable material having a pair of reinforced, longitudinally extending edge zones and a closure system of closure elements for closing the edge zone characterized by one of the edge zones having a meandrous profile with cutouts and tabs and the other edge zone having cutouts for receiving the tabs. In one embodiment, the cutouts of the other edge zone are apertures. In another embodiment the other edge zone has a meandrous profile with both tabs and cutouts.

Abstract: The invention relates to cable ducts and solves the problem of making it possible alternatively to close a given duct either with a lid (9) or by snapping engagement between portions (6, 7) directed inwardly from the top portions of the side walls (2, 3) of the duct. The snapping means (8, 11, 12) are shaped and located in such a way that they may alternatively cooperate either mutually (8, 11, 12) or with a lid (9, 10).

Abstract: A method of wrapping a cylindrical shape uses an elongated sheet material with a first fastener portion extending along one edge and one face of the material and a second fastener portion extending along the opposite edge and opposite face of the material. The material is helically wrapped about the cylindrical shape with the edges overlapped and the first fastener portion continuously contacting and releasably attached to the second adhesive portion to secure the sheet material to the cylindrical shape.

Abstract: A longitudinally divided cable sleeve characterized by a strip-like sleeve member which is composed of a heat-shrinkable material and has two longitudinal edges with reinforcing inserts to form first and second edges with reinforced portions, and coacting closure elements for joining the edges together with the elements on the first edge being bent from strips of material and having a head portion that is received in a slot or opening in the second edge. Preferably, each of the elements bent from a strip of material has a link portion, which is received in a slot of the first edge up to an abutment surface and a projecting closure part which is inserted through the opening of the second edge is provided with a latch element to prevent accidental and unintentional disassembly of the closure elements after the projecting closure part is inserted through the opening of the second edge.

Abstract: A longitudinally divided cable sleeve having a strip-like sleeve member composed of thermo-plastic synthetic material having a memory shape characterized by the slot between the edges being covered by either the longitudinal edges being overlapped with respect to one another or one of the edges having an overlapping extension and with at least one of said edges having a mechanical reinforcement so that the edges are more thermally stable than the remainder of the strip when subjected to heat for shrinking the sleeve onto an object. The reinforcements may be completely embedded into the material of the strip, partially embedded or placed on outer surfaces thereof. Preferably, the reinforcements also support or provide interlocking connecting elements such as hook and catch elements for securing the edges together and the connection elements aid in taking up the shrinking force created during the shrinking operation.

Abstract: A split sleeve of a shrinkable material having closure elements comprising projections and apertures for receiving the projections adjacent each edge characterized by the projections being integral tabs which are cut out from a portion of the sleeve and folded along the line inclined to the edge of the sleeve. To improve the stiffness of the longitudinal edges, reinforcing members may be partially embedded adjacent each edge with the closure elements formed therein or entirely embedded in the material of the sleeve member with the enclosure elements formed therein.

Abstract: Interlocking refractory segments for use in insulating pipes and the like are each formed with wire anchors embedded therein. The anchors have exposed ends at each side edge of the refractory segment. The exposed ends of one segment are formed so as to interlock with the exposed ends of a second segment so as to secure the segments in a fixed position extending around the pipe to be insulated. Preferably, the exposed ends of one segment are shaped to provide a hook configuration and the exposed ends of the anchor of another segment are shaped to provide an eye configuration for receiving the hook shaped configuration.

Abstract: A wrap-around device for enclosing an elongate object comprises a cover having two opposed edge portions and that can be interlocked to retain them together. At least one of the edge portions, and preferably both the edge portions, are provided with a protuberance, which extend along the edge portions and engage the opposed edge portion that may be caused if the edge portions are subjected to a tensile force tending to separate them, for example as may be caused if the device and enclosed object is bent.Preferably at least one of the edge portions is provided with a layer of adhesive to prevent moisture ingress between the edge portions.

Abstract: Disclosed is a closure member for insulating, sealing, waterproofing and otherwise protecting an object from the elements. The closure member is of integral, one-piece construction, is of heat-shrinkable material, has a main body for enveloping the object and easily hand-assembled hooks, formed from material-sandwiched, angled and articulated inserts, interfoldable to define a joint and form thereby an enveloping tubular member. The hooks have on their ends small projections defining detents that are mechanically imbeddable for positive joint closure and seal, while affording a wide range of alignment in the interfolded and sandwiched assembly of the hook.

Abstract: An article for forming a tubular protective cover around telephone and electrical cables comprising a generally flat band of material having opposite upper and lower surfaces and end edges, one of the surfaces being planar, the other surface being provided with a plurality of spaced grooves therein. Each groove is of V-shape and has inclined sides which intersect to form an apex proximate the planar surface to form a hinge where the band can be folded to enable the band to surround a cable. The other surface of the band is relatively flat between the grooves to define a continuous planar surface. At the grooves, the band is formed with elevations projecting beyond the plane of the surface in continuation of the sides of the grooves such that with the band folded at the hinges, the elevations at the sides of the grooves approach one another to provide a stiffening effect for the folded band around the cable.

Abstract: A material for wrapping around a pipe, cable or the like in which a flexible sheet of heat shrinkable material such as cross-linked polyolefin, is provided on each edge with a metal clip element. In one construction, the two elements being formed with a body portion attached to the sheet material and hook members which extend in the opposite sense to one another and are inclined towards the body member to hook into one another. A strip of material on one of the clip elements, or on the flexible material, extends under the free edge of one of the hook members to maintain the other hook member in engagement. In another construction the first clip element is provided with spaced apart bridge which are engaged with cooperating spaced apart hooks on the second clip element.

Abstract: A bracing surround which comprises a heat-recoverable especially a heat-shrinkable, sleeve provided with a reinforcing member which does not prevent recovery of the sleeve but which is capable, when in the configuration held when the sleeve is recovered, of resisting forces tending to return it to the configuration held when the sleeve is in its recoverable configuration. The surround is used to enclose substrates, e.g., pressurized conduit junctions, that are subject to expansion in use.

Abstract: A protective refractory elongated hollow member for protecting pipe and the like in high temperature metallurgical furnaces comprises an arcuately shaped male part and an arcuately shaped female part interconnected at their respective longitudinal edges. The male part includes a clip partially embedded therewithin, which clip includes at least one hook and preferably two extending outward from the longitudinal edge of the part. The female part includes hook-receiving members such as loops partially embedded and extending from its longitudinal edge to receive the hooks. The hooks include locking means or preventive disengaging means for retaining the parts in assembled relationship.

Abstract: An elongated sectional pipe 50 is formed from a plurality of tubular members 2 connected together end to end. Each tubular member 2 comprises three sections 6-8 each having a plurality of longitudinally staggered lugs 22-24. The lugs 22-24 have curved locking surfaces 26 and 28 to allow the sections 6-8 to be snapped together. A pipe 50 may be formed by consecutively snapping a plurality of tubular members 2 together from their disassembled sections 6-8 while simultaneously coupling the tubular members 2 together end to end. Conversely, the pipe 50 can be disassembled by directing the tubular members 2 one by one against a disassembly tool 60 which splits each tubular member 2 apart into its individual sections 6-8.

Abstract: A heat-recoverable wrap-around device made from heat-shrinkable sheet material is provided with mechanical retaining means which co-operate with opposed edge regions of the sheet material so that after recovery about a substrate such as an electrical cable, the device lies substantially flush with the substrate without protuberances. The mechanical retaining means is preferably a buckle which is shaped to conform with the substrate and in which the sheet material is held by frictional forces.

Abstract: An enclosure and enclosure kit for encapsulating a splice or splices between main and service cables, the enclosure containing a potted compound which prevents the entry of moisture into the splice or splices. The enclosure is re-enterable to permit the addition or deletion of service cables, the potting compound being of a type which is readily removable to permit adding or deleting service connections. More particularly, the enclosure kit includes a re-closable, longitudinally split tubular housing and re-closable, longitudinally split end caps telescopable over the ends of the tubular housing, together with a supply of potting compound adequate to completely charge the enclosure, or to replace potting compound removed upon re-entry. Readily releasable locking elements are provided to close the longitudinal splits in the tubular housing and in the end caps, such locking elements also resisting circumferential expansion of the enclosure components mentioned.

Abstract: A laminated heat insulating jacket for conduits having a self-locking separable plastic seam for holding the jacket assembled about a fluid conveying conduit and more particularly a conduit of the type embraced by a heat tracer tube helpful in heating the fluid conduit and its contents. The exterior layer or main body of the jacket comprises suitable impervious plastic strip material equipped along its lateral edges with separable seam forming members. Laminated to the main body strip are one or more layers of resilient heat insulating material and an exposed layer of foil-like heat conducting and heat reflective material serving to minimize heat losses from the conduit and to distribute heat from a heat tracer tube to adjacent areas of a fluid conduit embraced thereby.

Abstract: .Iadd.An elongate closed flexible integral plastic film tube for use in making reclosable bags with the tube having first and second interlocking rib elements and first and second groove elements on the surface thereof each shaped for cooperative pressure engagement and forcible separation between the ribs and grooves with the elements spaced apart from each other in both circumferential directions and the film at one side of the elements for forming the body of a bag formed from the tube and the film at the other side of the elements providing a flange forming portion. The elements are spaced so that the bag portion is wider than the flange portion. .Iaddend.