Banding system, banding tape and methods of using the same
First Claim
1. A banding system for securing one or more objects in compression, said system comprising:
- (a) a first strip of an elastic polymeric material having first and second ends, said material having at least a 50% recovery after being elongated to 100% of its original length; and
(b) a second strip of material having first and second ends, wherein said first ends of said first and second strips are capable of being bonded together and second ends of said first and second strips are capable of being bonded together by a nontacky joining layer to form an enclosure.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a banding system, banding tape and method of using the same, each of which is particularly useful a variety of items such as flowers, straws, pens, pencils, newspapers, and vegetables. The banding system comprises a first strip and second strip. The first strip comprises an elastic polymeric material having a percent recovery of at least 50% after being elongated to 100% of its original length. The first and second strips are capable of being bonded together. The banding tape comprises a strip of elastic polymeric material having inner and outer surfaces and a nontacky layer on at least a portion of at least one of the surfaces. The method of using the banding system or tape of the invention comprises the steps of collecting one or more objects into a bundle, wrapping, stretching and securing the system or tape around the bundle, and allowing the elastic strip to at least partially recover to exert a compressive force on the bundle which holds the bundle together. The present invention further provides a bundle secured by either the novel banding system or banding tape, and tape comprising an elastic strip that has been printed with a bar code.
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37 Claims
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1. A banding system for securing one or more objects in compression, said system comprising:
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(a) a first strip of an elastic polymeric material having first and second ends, said material having at least a 50% recovery after being elongated to 100% of its original length; and (b) a second strip of material having first and second ends, wherein said first ends of said first and second strips are capable of being bonded together and second ends of said first and second strips are capable of being bonded together by a nontacky joining layer to form an enclosure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An elastic banding tape for securing one or more objects in compression comprising:
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(a) a strip of elastic polymeric material having first and second ends and an inner surface and an outer surfaces, the strip having at least a 50% recovery after being elongated to 100% of its original length; and (b) a nontacky joining layer on at least a portion of one of said surfaces capable of joining the first and second ends to form an enclosure. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. One or more objects held in place by a compressive force, comprising one or more objects and a banding system securing said object(s) together, said banding system comprising:
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(a) a first strip of an elastic polymeric material, said material having at least a 50% recovery after being elongated to 100% of its original length; and (b) a second strip of material, wherein said first and second strips are capable of being bonded together compressively around the objects by a nontacky joining layer. - View Dependent Claims (28, 34)
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29. One or more objects held in place by compressive force, comprising:
- one or more of said objects and an elastic banding tape securing said object(s) together into a bundle, said elastic banding tape comprising;
(a) a strip of an elastic polymeric material having inner and outer surfaces and having at least a 50% recovery after being elongated to 100% of its original length; and (b) a nontacky layer on at least a portion of one of said surfaces. - View Dependent Claims (30, 35)
- one or more of said objects and an elastic banding tape securing said object(s) together into a bundle, said elastic banding tape comprising;
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31. An elastic band for securing one or more objects in compression, comprising:
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(a) a strip of an elastic polymeric material having inner and outer surfaces, first and second ends, and having at least a 50% recovery after being elongated to 100% of its original length, the strip comprising a nontacky joining layer on at least a portion of one of said surfaces capable of joining the first and second ends to form an enclosure; and (b) a bar code printed on at least a portion of said surfaces of said strip. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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36. A banding system for securing one or more objects in compression, said system comprising:
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(a) a first strip of an elastic polymeric material, said material having at least a 50% recovery after being elongated to 100% of its original length and (b) a second strip of material, wherein at least one of said first and said second strips bears a nontacky joining layer on at least a portion thereof such that said first and second strips are capable of being bonded together compressive around the objects.
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37. One or more objects held in place by a compressive force, comprising one or more objects and a banding system securing said object(s) together, said banding system comprising:
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(a) a first strip of an elastic polymeric material, said material having at least a 50% recovery after being elongated to 100% of its original length; and (b) a second strip of material, wherein at least one of said first and said second strips bears a nontacky joining layer on at least a portion thereof such that said first and second strips are capable of being bonded together compressively around the objects.
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