WRAPPABLE TEXTILE SLEEVE WITH EXTENDABLE ELECTRO-FUNCTIONAL YARN LEADS AND METHOD OF CONTRUCTION THEREOF

摘要

A wrappable textile sleeve (10) and method of construction thereof is provided. The sleeve (10) has a wall (19) of interlaced yarn (12) with opposite edges extending lengthwise between opposite ends. The opposite edges of the wall (19) are wrappable to overlap one another to form a tubular cavity (17). At least one electro-functional member (14) extends lengthwise between the opposite ends of the wall (19). The at least one electro-functional member (14) is interlaced in the wall (19) at a plurality of nodes and forms at least one unrestrained loop intermediate the opposite ends of the sleeve (10). The at least one electro-functional member (14) has a straightened length that is greater than the straightened length of the sleeve (10), thereby allowing opposite ends of the at least one electro-functional member (14) to be pulled axially outwardly away from the ends of the sleeve (10) to form leads for attachment to a power source, which in turn constricts the at least one loop.