An annulated tubular sheath which is split down a longitudinal section thereof. According to the invention, a longitudinal strip of the sleeve is made of a flexible material and is disposed in an angular position of 5-180 degrees in relation to the longitudinal section or is disposed in the region of the sheath in which the longitudinal section is made. Preferably, the flexible material is a thermoplastic elastomer. The invention also relates to a method for producing a sleeve by extruding a plastic material, a longitudinal strip made of a flexible material obtained by co-extruding an elastomer material. A device for carrying out said method comprises an extrusion head provided with an insert for placing the co-extrusion in a stop position on a die in order to block the flow of the extruded plastic material and to enable the flow of elastomer material.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a Continuation application of PCT/IB02/01365 filed Apr. 24, 2002, which claimed priority of French Application No. 0105544 filed Apr. 25, 2001 and French Application No. 01/07291 filed Jun. 5, 2001, both entitled "Protective Sheath Comprising a Longitudinal Flexible Material, Strip and Method for Producing said Sheath" all of which are included in their entirety by reference made hereto.
A corrugated tube having an elastic material in which a slit is formed over the entire length of a cylindrical periphery of a flexible tube main body, and a wire harness is contained with the slit being in a closed state. Both ends of the slit are formed over a predetermined peripheral width with a soft material composition having a lubricant and a soft material having a hardness less than that of an outer skin of electric wires that constitute a wire harness to be contained. The corrugated tube is capable of accommodating a wire harness with no injury and enabling a smooth wire harness accommodating operation.
A corrugated tube, an apparatus and method for perforating the corrugated tube. The corrugated tube includes a tubular body having large and small diameter portions and a longitudinal slit formed along a generating line of the tube body. The tube includes a communication hole formed generally in the large-diameter portions. A tube guide is provided in the apparatus for guiding the tubular body during the process of forming the perforations.
