Abrégé

An enclosure for covering an outer surface of an object includes a flexible panel moveable between a first position and a second position. The flexible panel is adapted to be flat in the first position and to at least partially enclose the object in the second position. The flexible panel includes a first panel edge, a second panel edge, and a closure system. The first panel edge is spaced apart from the second panel edge. The closure system includes a plurality of tabs extending from each of the first and the second panel edges. At least one of the plurality of tabs is adapted to simultaneously engage with two other adjacent tabs. In the second position, the closure system interconnects the first and second panel edges.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65D 65/06 - Enveloppes ou emballages souples non rectangulaires avec pattes pliables, p. ex. des pattes s'emboîtant
• B25G 1/10 - Fabrication des manches caractérisés par le matériau ou la forme
• A63B 60/14 - Housses spécialement adaptées aux poignées, p. ex. manchons ou rubans
• B62K 21/26 - Poignées de guidon

Abrégé

An interlocking wrap and method for covering an outer surface of an object provides desirable qualities to complex tube shapes using a flat piece of material. The wrap may cover tubes, handles, rods, or hoops, in their many examples. Existing adhesive technologies applied to the back of the material, combined with the formation of the material into a series of three or more offset tabs that interlock when folded together in the prescribed alternating order at their meeting points, creates a cover that is pleasing to the eye, protective, and durable to frictional use. The tabs overlap one over the next in similar fashion to a zipper or a braid, only leaving the bottom tab exposed to use.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65D 65/06 - Enveloppes ou emballages souples non rectangulaires avec pattes pliables, p. ex. des pattes s'emboîtant
• B25G 1/10 - Fabrication des manches caractérisés par le matériau ou la forme
• A63B 60/14 - Housses spécialement adaptées aux poignées, p. ex. manchons ou rubans
• B62K 21/26 - Poignées de guidon

Abrégé

An interlocking wrap for covering an outer surface of an object provides desirable qualities to complex tube shapes using a flat piece of material. The wrap may cover tubes, handles, rods, or hoops, in their many examples. Existing adhesive technologies applied to the back of the material, combined with the formation of the material into a series of three or more offset tabs that interlock when folded together in the prescribed alternating order at their meeting points, creates a cover that is pleasing to the eye, protective, and durable to frictional use. The tabs overlap one over the next in similar fashion to a zipper or a braid, only leaving the bottom tab exposed to use.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65D 65/06 - Enveloppes ou emballages souples non rectangulaires avec pattes pliables, p. ex. des pattes s'emboîtant
• B25G 1/10 - Fabrication des manches caractérisés par le matériau ou la forme
• B62K 21/26 - Poignées de guidon
• A63B 60/14 - Housses spécialement adaptées aux poignées, p. ex. manchons ou rubans