Ribbon of a cross-linked plastic which is capable of shrinking upon the action of heat

Abstract From the Canadian patent

In a ribbon consisting of a cross-linked plastic which can be shrunk by the action of heat and can be placed in the manner of a collar (2) around an elongated object (4) and after the connecting together of the edges (3a 3b) of the, ribbon can be shrunk onto the object (4) by the action of heat, the edge regions (3a, 3b) of the ribbon consist of noncross-linked plastic and the connecting together (5) of the ribbon edges (3a, 3b) is effected by fusion welding (Fig. 2).