KNIT SLEEVE FOR AN OIL DIP STICK TUBE, COMBINATION THEREOF, METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION THEREOF AND METHOD OF DAMPENING THE VIBRATION OF AN OIL DIP STICK TUBE

摘要

A knit sleeve for an oil dip stick tube, combination thereof, method of construction thereof and method of dampening the vibration of an oil dip stick tube is provided. The knit sleeve includes a circumferentially continuous, closed knit tubular wall extending between opposite ends with a pair of end sections adjacent the opposite ends and a midsection extending between the end sections. The end sections include heat-shrinkable yarn to allow the end sections to be heat-shrunk into a fixed relation about the oil dip stick tube. The midsection includes generally rigid, circumferentially extending, non-heat-shrinkable yarn to maintain the midsection having a circular configuration about the oil dip stick tube with an annular gap extending between the oil dip stick tube and an inner surface of the midsection.