Strap and connector system
First Claim
1. A strapping system comprising in combination a strap and strap connector and characterized by said strap comprising a length of tensible, resiliently flexible material having a plurality of teeth spaced along at least end portions of said strap, said connector comprising a body defining at opposite ends a pair of openings each configured for receiving a strap end portion, said body being configured for enclosing at said opposite ends at least a portion of a respective strap end portion including a plurality of teeth, said body defining therewithin a pair of resilient tooth engagement members for engaging at least one tooth of the respective strap end, said engagement members each adapted for slidable one-way ratcheting movement relative to said teeth upon a strap end portion being received in a corresponding body end opening, thereby to securely maintain said strap ending in said end opening with said strap in tensible condition relative to said connector, said body comprising a first portion defining a channel having a width at least as great as that of said strap and a second portion integrally joined with said first portion to define between said first and second portions a rectangular recess, said recess opening at opposite ends of said body to define said end openings, at least one of said portions carrying from a surface thereof said pair of resilient tooth engagement members.
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Abstract
A strapping system having a toothed strap and connector for engaging same. The strap is a tensible, resiliently flexible length of material with transverse teeth spaced along least end portions of the strap. The connector comprises a body having at opposite ends a pair of openings each configured for receiving a strap end portion. The body is configured for enclosing at the opposite ends at least a portion of a respective strap end including several teeth. The body defines within it a pair of resilient tooth engagement members for engaging at least one tooth of the respective strap end. The engagement members are each adapted for slidable one-way ratcheting movement relative to the teeth upon a strap end portion being received in a corresponding body end opening, thereby securely maintaining the strap ending in the end opening with the strap in tensile condition relative to the connector.
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3 Claims
- 1. A strapping system comprising in combination a strap and strap connector and characterized by said strap comprising a length of tensible, resiliently flexible material having a plurality of teeth spaced along at least end portions of said strap, said connector comprising a body defining at opposite ends a pair of openings each configured for receiving a strap end portion, said body being configured for enclosing at said opposite ends at least a portion of a respective strap end portion including a plurality of teeth, said body defining therewithin a pair of resilient tooth engagement members for engaging at least one tooth of the respective strap end, said engagement members each adapted for slidable one-way ratcheting movement relative to said teeth upon a strap end portion being received in a corresponding body end opening, thereby to securely maintain said strap ending in said end opening with said strap in tensible condition relative to said connector, said body comprising a first portion defining a channel having a width at least as great as that of said strap and a second portion integrally joined with said first portion to define between said first and second portions a rectangular recess, said recess opening at opposite ends of said body to define said end openings, at least one of said portions carrying from a surface thereof said pair of resilient tooth engagement members.
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