Flexible, abrasion resistant textile sleeve and method of construction thereof

Abstract

A textile sleeve for routing and protecting elongate members and method of construction thereof is provided. The sleeve includes an elongate wall having opposite edges extending parallel to a central axis of the sleeve. The wall is woven with warp yams extending parallel to the axis and fill yarns extending transverse to the warp yams. The warp yarns are provided as monofilament yarns to provide abrasion resistance and the fill yams are provided as both monofilament yams to provide further abrasion resistance and multifilament yams to provide increased coverage, maintain flexibility, and to maintain the warp monofilaments in their intended position.

1 . A textile sleeve for routing and protecting elongate members, comprising:
 an elongate wall having opposite edges extending parallel to a central axis of the sleeve, said wall being woven with warp yarns extending parallel to said axis and fill yams extending transverse to said warp yarns, said warp yarns being provided as monofilament yarns and said fill yarns being provided as monofilament yams and multifilament yarns.   
     
     
         2 . The textile sleeve of  claim 1  wherein said monofilament and multifilament fill yams are dual inserted with said warp yarns to provide discrete pairs of said monofilament and multifilament fill yams spaced axially along said central axis from one another by interstices. 
     
     
         3 . The textile sleeve of  claim 2  wherein said fill yarns are woven having between about 8-12 picks per inch. 
     
     
         4 . The textile sleeve of  claim 1  wherein said monofilament fill yarns are heat set to bias the wall into a curled configuration about said central axis. 
     
     
         5 . The textile sleeve of  claim 5  wherein said opposite edges are biased by said monofilament fill yams in overlapping relation with one another. 
     
     
         6 . The textile sleeve of  claim 1  wherein said warp yams are provided solely as monofilament yarns. 
     
     
         7 . A method of constructing a textile sleeve, comprising:
 weaving an elongate wall having opposite edges extending parallel to a central axis of the sleeve with the wall being having warp yarns extending parallel to the axis and fill yams extending transverse to the warp yarns; and   providing the warp yams as monofilament yarns and the fill yams as monofilament yarns and multifilament yarns.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7  further including dual inserting the monofilament and multifilament fill yarns with the warp yarns to provide discrete pairs of the monofilament and multifilament fill yams spaced axially along the central axis from one another. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8  further including weaving the fill yams having between about 8-12 picks per inch. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 7  further including heat-setting the monofilament fill yams to bias the wall into a curled configuration about the central axis. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10  further including biasing the opposite edges with the monofilament fill yams in overlapping relation with one another. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 7  further including providing the warp yarns solely as monofilament yarns.