SLEEVE ASSEMBLY FOR RECEIVING ELONGATED ITEMS WITHIN A DUCT

摘要

A sleeve assembly (10) for receiving and protecting elongated items within a duct is disclosed. The sleeve assembly includes a plurality of separate and independent sleeves (20), each sleeve being woven from warp and weft filamentary members (27) that form sidewalls surrounding and defining a central space. Pull cord (26) are located within each central space for drawing the elongated items through the sleeves once positioned within a duct. The assembly includes means for drawings the sleeves simultaneously through the duct, such means including an outer jacket (12) surrounding the sleeves, the jacket having an inwardly facing surface that exerts a compressive force on the sleeves causing them to be drawn through the duct together with the jacket. The means may also include a loop which attaches the sleeves together at one end. The sleeves may be biased into an open or a substantially flattened configuration.