Bundling tie

• US 5,168,603 A
• Filed: 04/08/1991
• Issued: 12/08/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/1991
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Siemon Company The (The Siemon Company Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: The Siemon Company Incorporated
• Inventors: Reed, Brian E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Sakran, Victor N.
• Application Number:
  US07/683,418
• Time in Patent Office: 610 Days
• Field of Search: 24/16 R, 24/16 PB, 24/17 AP, 24/30.5 P, 24/442, 24/306, 248/74.3
• US Class Current: 24/16.00R
• CPC Class Codes: A44B 18/00 Fasteners of the touch-and-close type; Making such fasteners
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2313/02 of hook-and-loop type
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 63/10 Non-metallic straps, tapes, or bands; Filamentary elements, e.g. strings, threads or wires; Joints between ends thereof
• CPC Class Codes: Y02W 30/80 Packaging reuse or recycling, e.g. of multilayer packaging bio-packaging Y02W90/10
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/14 Bale and package ties, hose clamps
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/1498 Plastic band
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/27 including readily dissociable fastener having numerous, protruding, unitary filaments randomly interlocking with, and simultaneously moving towards, mating structure [e.g., hook-loop type fastener]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/2708 Combined with diverse fastener

Abstract

A bundling tie for bundling a plurality of elongated members such as wires and cable is presented. The bundling tie is easily detachable by hand and reusable. The bundling tie comprises a flexible strap member which is secured to an anchor member (e.g., cable, wire, tube, etc.) by inserting one end of the strap through a slit in the strap, thereby circumferentially engaging the strap to the anchor. The strap is then wrapped around a bundle of additional elongated members and secured by a hook and loop (VELCRO) attachment.

Claims

1. A bundling tie comprising:

a flexible strap member having a preselected length and having opposed first and second surfaces, said strap member further being divided into first and second portions along said preselected length with said first portion terminating at said second portion;

an opening through said first or second portion of said flexible strap member for securing said flexible strap member to at least one elongated member wherein a first end of said strap member is inserted through said opening and pulled through said opening until said flexible strap member is circumferentially engaged onto a section of said elongated member;

detachable engagement means on said first and second portions, said detachable engagement means detachably engaging said first portion to said second portion and being adapted to circumferentially enclose a plurality of additional elongated members, wherein said detachable engagement means comprises;

a plurality of hooks disposed on said first portion of one of said surfaces of said strap member; and

a plurality of loops disposed on said second portion of one of said surfaces of said strap member whereby said hooks detachably engage said loops.

2. The bundling tie of claim 1 further including:

pull tab means permanently attached to one end of said strap member.

3. The bundling tie of claim 1 wherein said detachable engagement means comprises:

a plurality of hooks disposed on the entirety of said first portion of said first surface; and

a plurality of loops disposed on the entirety of said second portion of said second surface.

4. The bundling tie of claim 1 wherein:

said hooks are disposed on said first portion of said first surface of said strap member; and

said loops are disposed on said second portion of said second surface of said strap member.

5. The bundling tie of claim 1 wherein:

said opening extends as a longitudinal slit along a section of said preselected length of said strap member.

6. The bundling tie of claim 1 wherein:

said first and second portions are discrete members which have been permanently attached to form said strap member.

7. The bundling tie of claim 1 wherein:

said first and second portions are color coded as a means of facilitating identification of the elongated members circumferentially enclosed by said bundling tie.

8. The bundling tie of claim 1 wherein:

one of said first and second portions includes a pull tab integrally formed therein.

9. The bundling tie of claim 1 wherein:

said flexible strap member has a rectangular shape.

10. The bundling tie of claim 1 wherein:

said flexible strap member has a width dimension, said width dimension being equal along the length of said flexible strap member.

11. The bundling tie of claim 1 including:

only a single opening through said first or second portion of said flexible strap member.