Tube and Conductor Set

摘要

A tube and conductor set includes a polymeric tube having a radially outward facing surface and a conductor having a polymeric sheath in which the polymeric sheath has a radially outward facing surface. The radially outward facing surface of the polymeric tube is bonded to the radially outward facing surface of the polymeric sheath of the conductor over an axial length, except for one or more unbonded intermediate axial gaps. These one or more unbonded intermediate axial gaps provide a starting point for the separation of one of the ends of the polymeric tube from one of the ends the conductor. It is contemplated that more than one tube and/or conductor can be bonded and that each line of bonding could have such unbonded intermediate axial gaps to facilitate ease of separation.

主权项

1. A tube and conductor set comprising:
a polymeric tube axially extending between a pair of ends, the polymeric tube having a radially outward facing surface and a radially inward facing surface, the radially inward facing surface defining a central passageway that places one of the pair of ends of the polymeric tube in fluid communication with the other one of the pair of ends of the polymeric tube; and a conductor axially extending between a pair of ends, the conductor having a polymeric sheath in which the polymeric sheath has a radially outward facing surface; wherein the radially outward facing surface of the polymeric tube is bonded to the radially outward facing surface of the polymeric sheath of the conductor over an axial length except for at least one unbonded intermediate axial gap along this axial length between a pair of bonded sections and wherein, along the at least one unbonded intermediate axial gap, the radially outward facing surface of the polymeric tube is not bonded to the radially outward facing surface of polymeric sheath of the conductor to provide a starting point for subsequent manual separation of one of the ends of the polymeric tube from one of the ends the conductor.