Magnetic wrapping band

Abstract

The present invention relates to a magnetic wrapping band comprising a head portion and a band portion extending from the head portion, the head portion defined with a through hole and a plurality of locking teeth, on a surface of the band portion being arranged a plurality of locking grooves which are employed to engage with the locking teeth, the magnetic wrapping band provided with a magnetic iron. The magnetic iron can be used to fix an object to be wrapped directly to a predetermined position.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a wrapping band, and more particularly to a magnetic wrapping band.

2. Description of the Prior Arts

Referring to FIG. 1, a conventional wrapping band 10 having an elongated shape generally includes a head portion 11 and a band portion 12 extending from the head portion 11. The head portion 11 is defined with a through hole 111 and a plurality of locking teeth 112 formed on the inner surface of the through hole 111. On a surface of the band portion 12 are correspondingly arranged a plurality of locking grooves 121. The band portion 12 is used to wrap around an object and then inserted through the through hole 111, and the locking teeth 112 of the head portion 11 are engaged with the locking grooves 121 of the band portion 12, thus different objects can be gathered together easily and quickly. However, this conventional wrapping band 10 still has some defects that need to be improved:

First, as shown in FIG. 2, the conventional wrapping band 10 is usually used to bundle wires 20 together, however, since there is no any positioning structure on the wrapping band 10, the bundle wires 20 cannot be positioned and may be bent to a certain degree, this could adversely affect the aesthetic appearance.

Second, it is inconvenient to use this wrapping band, since the user has to fix an end (normally the head portion) of the wrapping band to the objects with one hand, while binding the band around the objects and inserting it through the through hole of the head portion with another hand.

Third, the conventional wrapping band is simply used to bundle separate objects together, and it is almost useless when it is wrapped around a single object.

FIG. 3 shows another type of conventional wrapping band 30 which also comprises a head portion 31 and a band portion extended from the head portion 31. The difference is that on a side surface of the band portion 32 are defined a plurality of locking holes 321 instead of locking teeth, and this wrapping band 30 also has the same defects as that of the previously mentioned wrapping band.

The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the afore-described disadvantages.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a magnetic wrapping band having a magnetic iron which can be used to fix an object to be wrapped directly to a predetermined position, thus improving the functionality of the wrapping band.

The secondary objective of the present invention is to provide a magnetic wrapping band which can wrap an object more conveniently.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide a magnetic wrapping band which can be used to wrap a single object and position it to a predetermined position, thus improving the applicability of the wrapping band.

A magnetic wrapping band provided in accordance with the present invention comprises a head portion and a band portion extending from the head portion, the head portion is defined with a through hole and a plurality of locking teeth, on a surface of the band portion are arranged a plurality of locking grooves which are employed to engage with the locking teeth, the magnetic wrapping band is provided with a magnetic iron

The present invention will become more obvious from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, which show, for purpose of illustrations only, the preferred embodiments in accordance with the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows a conventional wrapping band;

FIG. 2 shows an application of the conventional wrapping band;

FIG. 3 shows another conventional wrapping band;

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of a magnetic wrapping band in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 5 is an operational view of a magnetic wrapping band in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 6 shows the magnetic wrapping band being used to wrap wires;

FIG. 7 shows the wrapped wires are positioned to a magnetic object;

FIG. 8 shows the magnetic wrapping band before the magnetic objects are wrapped;

FIG. 9 shows the magnetic wrapping band after the magnetic objects are wrapped;

FIG. 10 shows the magnetic wrapping band used to wrap a single object.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, a magnetic wrapping band 40 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention is shown and includes a head portion 41 and a band portion 42 extending from the head portion 41. The head portion 41 is defined with a through hole 411 and a plurality of locking teeth 412 formed on the inner surface of the through hole 411. On a surface of the band portion 42 are arranged a plurality of locking grooves 421 which are employed to engage with the locking teeth 412. The characteristic of this invention is that the wrapping band 40 is provided with a magnetic iron 50 which is received in a recess 413 in the head portion 41, and the magnetic iron 50 partially projects out of the recess 413.

The wires 60 may still be slightly bent, as shown in FIG. 6, after being bundled by the wrapping band 40, however, the user can straighten the wires 60 and fix it to a magnetic object by virtue of the magnetic iron 50, as shown in FIG. 7, thus improving the aesthetic appearance of the wires 60.

On the other hand, if the object to be wrapped is magnetic, such as iron tubes, the magnetic iron 50 on the wrapping band 40 can be used to attach the head portion 41 directly to the iron tubes 70, as shown in FIG. 8, and then the band portion 42 is bounded around the iron tubes 70 and inserted through the through hole 411 of the head portion 41, as shown in FIG. 9.

Referring to FIG. 10, when the magnetic wrap is used to wrap an independent object, such as a hand tool 81, the magnetic iron 50 can be used to attach the hand tool 81 to a predetermined position, for example, on a display card 82, so that the hand tool 81 can be displayed arbitrarily on the display card 82 as required.

While we have shown and described various embodiments in accordance with the present invention, it should be clear to those skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A magnetic wrapping band comprising a head portion and a band portion extending from the head portion, the head portion defined with a through hole and a plurality of locking teeth, on a surface of the band portion being arranged a plurality of locking grooves which are employed to engage with the locking teeth, the magnetic wrapping band provided with a magnetic iron.

2. The magnetic wrapping band as claimed in claim 1, wherein the magnetic iron is located in the head portion of the magnetic wrapping band.

3. The magnetic wrapping band as claimed in claim 2, wherein a recess is formed in the head portion of the magnetic wrapping band for accommodation of the magnetic iron.