Binding system for retaining bound components
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1. A binding apparatus system comprising:
- a binding apparatus made of a single continuous wire and including a plurality of generally coaxially arranged binding coils, each binding coil including a pair of generally parallel wires terminating in a tip, each binding coil being coupled to an adjacent binding coil by a connection portion extending generally parallel to an axis of the binding apparatus; and
a locking device made of a different piece of material than the binding apparatus and generally circumferentially coupling portions of the binding apparatus, wherein said locking device includes a material that is at least one of solder welded or adhered to the binding apparatus and extends between at least one tip and one connection portion and at least partially extends generally parallel to an axis of the binding apparatus.
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Abstract
A binding apparatus including a plurality of generally coaxially arranged binding coils. Each binding coil includes a pair of generally parallel wires terminating in a tip. Each binding coil is coupled to an adjacent binding coil by a connection portion extending generally parallel to an axis of the binding apparatus. At least one binding coil is directly circumferentially attached to itself, or to a connection portion.
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1. A binding apparatus system comprising:
- a binding apparatus made of a single continuous wire and including a plurality of generally coaxially arranged binding coils, each binding coil including a pair of generally parallel wires terminating in a tip, each binding coil being coupled to an adjacent binding coil by a connection portion extending generally parallel to an axis of the binding apparatus; and
a locking device made of a different piece of material than the binding apparatus and generally circumferentially coupling portions of the binding apparatus, wherein said locking device includes a material that is at least one of solder welded or adhered to the binding apparatus and extends between at least one tip and one connection portion and at least partially extends generally parallel to an axis of the binding apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39)
- a binding apparatus made of a single continuous wire and including a plurality of generally coaxially arranged binding coils, each binding coil including a pair of generally parallel wires terminating in a tip, each binding coil being coupled to an adjacent binding coil by a connection portion extending generally parallel to an axis of the binding apparatus; and
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16. A locking apparatus for a twin-wire binding apparatus comprising:
- a twin wire apparatus including a continuous length of wire extending in a generally circular manner in end view about a lengthwise axis to form opposing alternating generally u-shaped tip sections and joining sections, wherein the joining sections have a greater length in a direction of said lengthwise axis than the tip sections; and
a solder weld locking device that extends between and bridges a gap between a tip section and adjacent opposing joining sections and at least partially extends generally parallel to an axis of the binding apparatus, wherein said solder weld is the only component that couples together and bridges the gap between the tip section and the adjacent opposing joining sections at an axial position of said solder weld. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 37)
- a twin wire apparatus including a continuous length of wire extending in a generally circular manner in end view about a lengthwise axis to form opposing alternating generally u-shaped tip sections and joining sections, wherein the joining sections have a greater length in a direction of said lengthwise axis than the tip sections; and
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22. A binding apparatus system comprising:
- a binding apparatus including a plurality of generally coaxially arranged binding cons, each binding coil including a pair of generally parallel wires terminating in a tip, each binding coil being coupled to an adjacent binding coil by a connection portion extending generally parallel to an axis of the binding apparatus; and
a solder weld locking device that extends between at least one tip and one connection portion and at least partially extends generally parallel to an axis of the binding apparatus, wherein said solder weld is axially spaced away from an axial end of said binding apparatus and wherein said solder weld is the only component that generally circumferentially couples portions of the binding apparatus at an axial position of said solder weld. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
- a binding apparatus including a plurality of generally coaxially arranged binding cons, each binding coil including a pair of generally parallel wires terminating in a tip, each binding coil being coupled to an adjacent binding coil by a connection portion extending generally parallel to an axis of the binding apparatus; and
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25. A binding apparatus system comprising:
- a binding apparatus including a plurality of generally coaxially arranged binding cons, each binding coil including a pair of generally parallel wires terminating in a tip, each binding coil being coupled to an adjacent binding coil by a connection portion extending generally parallel to an axis of the binding apparatus, said binding apparatus including a pair of opposed axial ends and a generally axially extending gap; and
a locking device extending between at least one tip and one connection portion and at least partially extends generally parallel to an axis of the binding apparatus, said locking device having a circumferential length that is less than a circumferential length of said binding apparatus and being axially spaced away from each axial end thereof, said locking device including a solder weld which is the only component positioned in said axially-extending gap. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 38)
- a binding apparatus including a plurality of generally coaxially arranged binding cons, each binding coil including a pair of generally parallel wires terminating in a tip, each binding coil being coupled to an adjacent binding coil by a connection portion extending generally parallel to an axis of the binding apparatus, said binding apparatus including a pair of opposed axial ends and a generally axially extending gap; and
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