Patents Represented by Attorney Geoff L. Kilpatrick Stockton LLP Sutcliffe, Esq.
  • Patent number: 6052972
    Abstract: A sleever apparatus includes an inner member with a central passage through which an item to be sleeved is passed. An outer member surrounds the inner member and defines a space between the members for holding a supply of containment material, which is preferably plastic sleeving. The apparatus has a handle which allows a user to hold the apparatus and walk the apparatus along the length of the item to be sleeved. As the user passes the item through the sleever apparatus, the containment material exits through a slit at one end of the apparatus in order to contain the item. The sleever apparatus may be formed of disposable materials, such as cardboard, and may be intended for a single use application. Alternatively, the sleever apparatus may be comprised of more permanent materials such as PVC or fiberglass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2000
    Assignee: Westinghouse Savannah River Company LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Rea, Roger A. Brown