A cable organizing and bundling sleeve and sleeve dispensing tool for use
in installing the sleeve around a plurality of cables provides a system
for combining, protecting, and organizing multiple cables and hoses into
one compact bundle. An elongate, radially elastic tubular sleeve of
suitable size is provided for bundling a plurality of cables, and
sleeve-dispensing tool is provided for dispensing the sleeve into
surrounding relation with the cables. The dispensing tool preferably
comprises a generally rigid tubular dispenser having one radially
outwardly flared end and a slot that runs along the entire length
thereof. The dispenser functions to receive a sleeve thereon in a
longitudinally compact, radially stretched-open configuration such that a
plurality of cables may be inserted therethrough. Once the cables are
inserted completely through the dispenser, the user slides one sleeve end
from the dispenser, secures the end on the cable bundle with a suitable
clip or fastener, stretches the sleeve over the cable bundle and secures
the opposing sleeve end in spaced relation with the first sleeve end with
a suitable clip or fastener. The dispenser is removed from the cable
bundle by passing the cables through the longitudinal slot formed in the
dispenser body. The sleeves are preferably provided in a plurality of
colors and lengths suitable for particular applications.