Abstract: A cable tie includes a head having an elongate passage therethrough and a strap insertable into the head. The head includes a metallic barb supported therein which extends into the passage for locking engagement with the strap. The barb includes a portion embedded into the head and a portion extending therefrom. A cable tie exhibiting high withdrawal or pull-out strength with low strap insertion force is obtained by significantly increasing the length of the unembedded portion of the barb with respect to both the embedded portion and the thickness of the strap.

Abstract: In a tie including an elongated tongue and a locking head having a movable pawl that is hinged at one side of the opening of the locking head across the opening from an abutment wall for locking engagement with a set of ratchet teeth on the tongue when the tip of the tongue has been inserted through the opening, the abutment wall is enhanced for withstanding a force that would tend to bow the abutment wall when the pawl forces the tongue against the abutment wall in response to a pulling force applied to the tongue in a direction opposite to the direction of insertion, but does not require as much material as would be required for an abutment wall that merely had increased thickness and, when the tie is made by injection molding, the abutment wall is not significantly subject to deformation when the injected plastic material cools.

Abstract: A device for coupling a pipe made of rubber or the like on an endpiece, the device comprising a part of plastics material overmolded on the end of the pipe engaged on the endpiece to compress said end radially, the part having a longitudinal slot or groove enabling it to be dismounted by being cut or broken. The invention is particularly suitable for coupling hoses in motor vehicles and household appliances.

Abstract: An arrangement for mounting decorative items on cylindrical supports available at the premises to be decorated includes an elongated strap that is flexible for winding around the respective cylindrical support, and a fixture secured to one end of the strap and carrying a hook-shaped formation for suspending the decorative item therefrom. The strap has a series of ratchet-type teeth on one of its major surfaces, and the fixture has an aperture for the passage of the strap therethrough after having been wound around the cylindrical support. The fixture also includes a pawl-type holding member mounted thereon for pivoting between an engaging position in which it engages at the aperture behind one of the teeth of the strap, and a releasing position in which it frees the strap for unimpeded passage through the aperture.

Abstract: A conduit binding system for use in restricted spaces of motor vehicles comprises an extruded body and a fastener for fastening the extruded body to a support panel. The extruded body can be of any usable selected length and is composed of a flexible material such as a plastic. The preferred plastic is polypropylene. The extruded body has a plurality of axial perforations that allow a length of the extrusion to be wrapped about one or more wires or tubes and to have its outer shape adapted to fit within a restricted space. The fastener attaches the body to a support member. The fastener may be of either wrap-around construction or may be a fastener fitted between the body and the support member. The fasteners are also preferably composed of a plastic such as polyethylene.

Abstract: A reusable and releasable tie according to the present invention has no moving parts, and has the ability to expand and contract in discrete increments while being tied. The tie consists of a strap and a holder. The strap has ratchet teeth on top and bottom. The holder has ratchet teeth on the upper and lower surface of its interior, which may be pawled to increase the gripping strength. To switch the tie from an expanding to a contracting position, and vice versa, the user slides or swivels the holder to a different position relative to the strap. To expand or contract the tie, the user may pull on the strap in the desired direction. If the holder is in the expanding position, the tie automatically expands when contents are added due to the increase in pressure on the inside of the strap. The ties can be configured as a one piece tie, as a tie with variable length strap and a double holder, or as two pieces (strap and holder). The tie may be spring loaded so that it returns to a fixed position when released.

Abstract: A one piece molded thermoplastic, preferably polypropylene, high security seal for coin bags has a locking socket body from which a flag extends on one side and a rectangular flat elongated shackle extends on the opposite side via an intermediate flat member which has a tear band there across for selectively separating the member into two pieces to facilitate removal of the locked seal. The shackle has several locking circular segment teeth in two parallel linear arrays on opposite edges of the shackle adjacent to a tamper resistant flange at the member end. A locking sheet metal stamped insert has two sets of tangs defining two spaced tooth receiving openings in a socket locking cavity aligned with shackle receiving openings in the body. The body receives the insert transverse to the shackle insertion direction through a cavity side wall later sealed with a flap formed in the seal body. The locked shackle precludes removal of the insert should the side wall seal be tampered with.

Abstract: A cable tie comprises a head and a strap of plastic material. The head has a transverse aperture formed therethrough and contains a separately formed barb. The barb has a head engaging portion and a strap engaging portion extending at least partly across the head aperture. The barb includes a flexure region comprising a pair of opposed cut-out portions each located in a edge of the barb to provide a section of reduced width between the cut-out portions. Each cut-out portion provides a shoulder at the side thereof such that after insertion of the barb into the head the plastic material of the head flows over the shoulders of the cut-out portions to anchor the barb in the head.

Abstract: A low thread force two piece cable tie includes a strap, a locking head forming a strap accepting channel, a metal barb positioned within the channel and mounted to the locking head, and a cored out pocket disposed adjacent the metal barb at the entrance to the strap accepting channel. The cored out pocket allows for a slight rotation of the metal barb during insertion of the tip of the strap which enhances the threadability of the cable tie.

Abstract: A clamping device is provided in the form of a cable tie. The cable tie includes a band having a free end for positioning about an object to be constrained, such as an electrical cable, and a buckle through which the free end of the band section is inserted. In a preferred embodiment, the buckle is movably positioned on the band and, during band periphery adjustment, the locking teeth on the band are in an unlocked position. When the desired band periphery is realized, the locking teeth are placed in a locked position. At this point the clamp may be further tightened with a tightening tool.

Abstract: A strap assembly to be looped about split portions of tissue includes a flexible elongated strap and a buckle member attached to one end portion of the elongated strap. The strap includes a plurality of ratchet teeth along a portion thereof. The buckle member includes a base member defining a generally transverse channel dimensioned for reception of the elongated strap and a pawl member pivotally connected to the base member. The pawl member includes pawl teeth complementary in dimension and configuration to the ratchet teeth of the elongated strap. The pawl teeth interlockingly engage the ratchet teeth to secure the elongated strap in a looped tensioned condition about the tissue. The strap and buckle are preferably integrally formed of a bioabsorbable material. The assembly has particular application in sternum repair.

Abstract: A cable tie 1 made of plastic material with a tape portion 2, equipped with stop elements 3, and connectable with a stop zone 4 comprised of a bottom plate 5 and two side walls 6, 7, with an interpositioned cross piece 8. A stop nose 9 is carried by cross piece 8 for engagement with one of the stop elements upon arrest of tape 2 in the stop zone 4. A release element 10 is arranged at the stop region 4 for releasing the arrested tape. The stop zone 4 can thereby be transferred from an open position I into a closed position II and locked therein by the release element 10, and vise versa.

Abstract: A cable tie that includes an elongated tongue with two ends and two broad sides, a locking head at one end of the tongue, a tip at the other end of the tongue, and a set of ratchet teeth extending along one broad side of the tongue, wherein the locking head has sides defining an opening for receiving the tip of the tongue, the sides including a movable pawl that is hinged at one side of the opening and an abutment surface that is at least in part directly opposite across the opening from the pawl, and wherein the pawl has at least one pawl tooth disposed for engaging the set of ratchet teeth when the tip of the tongue has been inserted through the opening with the set of ratchet teeth facing the pawl, is injection molded by a method including the steps of (a) providing a mold that includes mold parts defining a cavity in the general shape of the tie, wherein one of the mold parts includes a core section defining a surface of the pawl that includes the at least one pawl tooth and at least a part of the abutmen

Abstract: This invention is a reusable single piece securing device including a head having a first side and a second side, a first channel passing through the head having a first aperture associated with the first end of the head and a second aperture associated with the second end of the head, a lace lock flexibly associated with the head, and an elongated flexible lace having a first end integral to the head, and a second end, the first and second ends divided by an intermediate section including a plurality of lace teeth.

Abstract: A power tool includes a power cord extending therefrom, wherein the arrangement includes a tether cord extending along the power cord, with the tether cord secured at one end about the power tool handle within the trigger guard and at its second end to a power cord handle, such that strain is directed through the tether cord rather than the power cord. The arrangement allows for the lowering of power tools from heights without straining of the power cord.

Abstract: A cable tie having a tongue with ratchet teeth on opposite broad sides of the tongue and two stationary teeth on an abutment surface opposite a hinged pawl within a locking head opening is injection molded by combining a first mold part defining a portion of a mold cavity that forms a first set of ratchet teeth on the one broad side of the tongue and a second mold part that defines a portion of the mold cavity that forms a second set of ratchet teeth on the other broad side of the tongue. The second mold part includes a core that defines at least a portion of the mold cavity that forms the opening in the locking head; and the first mold part is combined with the core of the second mold part at an interior parting surface that is remote from the portion of the mold cavity that forms the apexes of the stationary teeth. The solidified tie is ejected from the opened mold without separating the mold parts at any portion of the mold cavity that forms an apex of the stationary teeth.

Abstract: A plastic fastener for securing a bundle of wires to an apertured mounting surface including a buttonhead member, an elongate flexible strap having a plurality of teeth, the strap having a locking head that engages with a buttonhead member. The buttonhead member includes centering pilot sections which protect the tightened strap from sharp edges of the mounting surface.

Abstract: For the fastening of a protecting or shielding cover, in particular a tarpaulin, to a scaffolding, a fastening member is provided which has an anchor pin to be arranged on the external surface of the tarpaulin, a flexible strap being firmly connected with the anchor pin and having a slit or opening through which the free end of the strap may be pushed and a toothing to prevent the strap from being retracted. The slit or opening is provided in a clamping member at the opposite end of the strap in relation to the insertion end and the anchor pin is connected with the strap at a distance from the clamping member conforming to the dimensions of a frame member of the scaffolding, while the distance of the anchor pin from the insertion end is substantially larger.

Abstract: A one piece reusable and releasable tie having no moving parts, and having the ability to be readily adjusted (loosened/tightened) in discrete increments while tied. Nine embodiments are disclosed having different shaped projections or patterns on the strap and complimentary projections in the holder. Each of the embodiments are symmetrically adjustable (tightened or loosened) using similar movements. To adjust the tie, the user pulls on the strap in the desired direction, and either moves (turns) the holder or pulls (toggles) the strap, causing the tie to tighten or loosen in discrete increments. To lock, the holder and strap are returned to a fixed position. The tie can be configured as a one piece tie, as a tie with variable length strap and a double holder, or as two pieces (strap and holder).

Abstract: Provided is a method for attaching tissue to a bone, which includes the use of a filament member and a head member which engages the filament member and holds a tissue in place. Also provided is a device and method for repairing a break in tissue, which indicates the use of a filament member and at least one member which engages the filament member.

Abstract: A clip which secures wiring to a base structure, composed of a head for holding the wiring and a stanchion for connecting the head with a base structure. The head is provided with an upper portion and hingably connected lower portion. The lower portion is provided with a wiring seat, a flexible retention arm and a first toothed surface member. The upper portion is provided with a flexible biasing arm, an abutment arm and a second toothed surface member. A retainer arm is connected with the lower portion of the head for preventing unintentional disengagement of the first and second toothed members. In operation, the upper portion is pivoted on the hinge toward the lower portion, during this movement, the first and second toothed surface members will mutually engage in a ratchet-like manner, while the retention arm is pressed against the wiring by abutting action of the biasing arm. Depending on the wiring diameter the abutment arm may abuttably engage the wiring.

Abstract: This cable tie is constituted by a band portion (1) and a lock portion (2). The lock portion (2) has an elastically deformable sawtooth lock piece (24) and stopper means (23, 26). The sawtooth lock piece (24) opposes a slot in which the band portion (1) is inserted from a distal end side thereof and engages with a sawtooth belt portion of the band portion (1), thereby locking the band portion (1). The stopper means (23, 26) suppress deformable movement of the sawtooth lock piece (24) when a force in a pull-out direction is applied to the band portion (1). When a force is applied to the sawtooth lock piece (24) through the band portion (1), excessive deformation of the sawtooth lock piece (24) is suppressed by the stopper means (23, 26), thereby preventing the sawtooth lock piece (24) from being disengaged or damaged.

Abstract: A labelling device for electrical terminal blocks is characterized by a unitary labelling element including a base portion which can be connected with the insulated body of the block and a tag portion connected with the base portion in a swingable manner via a strap hinge. When the tag portion is folded to the closed position, it is connected with the base portion via a pin and aperture press-fit connection. The labelling device can be manufactured in a simple manner with a narrow design and reliably retained in the closed position, whereby it also functions to cover the access openings of the terminal block.

Abstract: A ski pole latch for removably securing a ski pole to a bar of the type generally found on ski lifts. Either a latch or a strap connection is utilized to allow a skier to encircle a bar of the type normally found on the ski lift so as to enable the skier to have free use of hands. The encircling feature while securing the pole to a ski lift bar is readily removed by opening the encircling device when the skier pulls on the ski pole hand grips.

Abstract: A bundling tie for looping about plural articles includes a head, a tail and elongate strap body therebetween. The head and the strap body include cooperative locking means for securing the strap in the head of the bundling tie. The tail of the bundling tie includes outwardly projecting tactile elements for enhancing the gripability of the tail to facilitate pulling the strap body through the head of the bundling tie. The head and the tail also permit the removable holding of the tail in the head of the bundling tie prior to locking engagement of the strap body with the head.

Abstract: A device for use in combination with a nozzle cap of a spray dispenser and an elongate spray tube inserted into a recessed seat of the nozzle cap for preventing the dislodgement of and the separation of the elongate spray tube from the nozzle cap. The device is a flat strip of flexible material having an in-line pattern of spaced openings. A first opening is stretched over the nozzle cap and the remaining openings receive the elongate spray tube in a weaving-type pattern.

Abstract: An improved cable tie having elongated generally semi-cylindrical beads longitudinally interconnecting the rack teeth on the cable tie strap so as to increase the material thickness adjacent a portion of the root sections of the rack teeth and to form an elongation of the transverse stress line and diversion thereof in a non-linear direction to increase the fracture resistance of the strap adjacent the rack teeth root sections where the strap has its minimum material thickness.

Abstract: This invention is a reusable single piece securing device including a head having a first side and a second side, a first channel passing through the head having a first aperture associated with the first end of the head and a second aperture associated with the second end of the head, a lace lock flexibly associated with the head, and an elongated flexible lace having a first end integral to the head, and a second end, the first and second ends divided by an intermediate section including a plurality of lace teeth.

Abstract: The present invention provides an improved utility strap and method for using same for general binding purposes. The strap of the present invention provides a strip of material which includes hook-and-loop attachment means on both sides of one end of the strap, and complementary hook-and-loop material on both interior faces of a Y-shaped element anchored to the opposite end of the strap. Attachment is achieved by securing the first end of the strap within the Y-shaped element. The present invention provides all the benefits of ease of use found with conventional hook-and-loop binding devices, but is far more secure and durable.

Abstract: In an injection molded cable tie that includes an elongated strap with an adjacent locking head at one end of the strap, a tip at the opposite end of the strap and ratchet teeth on one side of the strap, wherein the locking head defines an opening for allowing the tip end of the strap to be pulled through said opening and includes a pawl having teeth for engaging the ratchet teeth to lock the strap in the locking head after the tip end of the strap has been pulled through said opening, the pawl is thick enough so that when the strap is under normal tension in a locked position the pawl will not bend to such an extent that the pawl teeth lose engagement with the ratchet teeth and enable the strap to be at least partially released from its locked position, one side of the pawl includes the pawl teeth and the same side and/or the opposite side of the pawl includes at least one hollow section formed by the mold.

Abstract: A bundling fastener for securing a bundling band wrapped around a plurality of articles and having engaging slots or protrusions formed thereon at equal intervals. The fastener includes an inserting chamber into which the bundling band is inserted, and an accommodating chamber for receiving the end portion of the bundling band after it has been wrapped around the articles. These chamber are adjacent one another and each has a height substantially equal to the thickness of the bundling band. Further, each of the chambers includes a flexible deflecting means and saw-tooth-shaped locking protrusions to be engaged with the engaging slots or protrusions of the band, in such a manner that the locking protrusions of the inserting chamber are opposite in direction to those of the accommodating chamber. Due to this construction, the bundling band is economically used, and the bundling operation is achieved with high space efficiency.

Abstract: An elastic binding device for circumferentially containing a bundle. A closed-loop elastic band is stretched around a bundle and an end portion thereof is projected through itself and seated in a notch of a dowel pin holding the projected end.

Abstract: A quick release connector including an elongate strap member having first and second ends, a first aperture formed through the first end of the strap member having a predetermined configuration, a second aperture formed through the strap member between the first and second ends and at a predetermined distance away from the first end of the strap member, a first engagement member connected to the strap member proximate the second aperture for releasable locking engagement with the first aperture upon insertion of the first end of the strap member through the second aperture, and a second engagement member connected to the strap member proximate the second aperture for releasable locking engagement with the first aperture upon insertion of the first end of the strap member through the second aperture.

Abstract: A releasable cable tie having a pawl extension projecting from the cable tie's strap positioning channel allows application by a standard cable tie tensioning and severing tool by providing a tool positioning surface formed on the locking head adjacent the strap exit portion of the strap positioning channel, the tool positioning surface projecting beyond the distal end of the extension of the pawl such that a cable tie application tool can be positioned in abutment with the tool positioning surface without contacting the extension of the pawl.

Abstract: A flexible elongate strap for collecting and transporting recyclable milk containers includes opposite ends which can be fastened together, with one of the ends containing an opening, and the medial section of the strap defining a slot. A first milk container is attached to the strap by passing a first end of the strap through the handle of the container and then through the slot to form a loop around the handle. The end of the strap is then passed through the handles of additional containers which are retained on the strap by the first container. The hole in the end of the strap allows the strap and its attached containers to be suspended from a hook for storage. Prior to transporation the ends of the strap are fastened together to secure the containers to the strap.

Abstract: A stretched cable tie has a head connected to a strap having teeth on both sides of the strap. A moveable pawl is positioned on a ledge inside the head and urges the strap into engagement with a fixed tooth within the head so that teeth on both sides of the strap are engaged by the pawl and fixed tooth respectively. A sharp corner is provided more than a multiple of the spacing between the strap teeth below the fixed tooth so as to allow the corner to penetrate the strap and engage the adjacent tooth to aid in providing a withdrawal force. A portion of the wall of the head behind the fixed tooth is removed to facilitate cooling and eliminate shrinkage in the area of the fixed tooth.

Abstract: A suture device comprises a loop member formed on one side with an aperture and an access channel extending from the aperture to an opening defined by the loop. A thread connected to loop is provided along a portion of its length with a series of tapered projections. Protuberances are provided on the loop member along the access channel between the opening and the aperture for preventing a return of the thread through the channel upon a passing of the thread through the loop and subsequently through the channel into the aperture.

Abstract: A high strength, low strap insertion force cable tie having a locking head that locks the distal ends of a strap in two strap positioning channels in the head with two metal barbs each carried by a pawl hingedly mounted to a side wall of the head.

Abstract: A clip is provided for holding an elongated flexible element. A typical elongated flexible element is an electrical power cord. The clip has a body member having two parallel projections. The power cord may be inserted in the slit between the projections. A power cord in the slit is pinched between the projections. The body member has sockets near each of its ends and a beaded cord has enlargements that fit in the sockets, respectively. The beaded cord can be stretched as it encircles a bundle of wire. When the enlargements on the beaded cord are inserted in the sockets the bundle of wire is held in place.

Abstract: A tamper-proof bracelet is disclosed, which comprises an elongated band having at least one opening at one end, and a fastener at the other end. This fastener is in the shape of a housing having circumscribing walls, two of which are transverse to the band, a top wall and a bottom wall. At least one of the transverse walls is formed, close to the bottom wall, with a through aperture size to allow snug insertion of the one end of the band into the housing. Above the aperture and solid with the transverse wall is a locking tongue extending lengthwisely in the housing and gradualy tapering down into a thin edge, the tongue being resilient at least in the area of the thin edge and having a length sufficient to engage the opening in the one end of the band when the same is pushed into the housing through the aperture.

Abstract: A flexible circular closure device with a wedge shaped tab protruding from the outer circumference which is utilized to close a container with a flap having an aperture defined in it by insertion of the tab into the aperture and wrapping the circular closure around the container which may be a folder, envelope or the like.

Abstract: A bundling tie is disclosed which is useful for the bundling of stacked articles, such as used newspapers for recycling. The bundling tie is a molded plastic article with a plurality of legs, the legs having a coiled region of sinusoidal planar coils so that the bundling tie is a flat and compact article as provided to the user. The coiled region of the legs may be deformed by the user by stretching to ultimately extend around the bundle of articles. The legs also include fasteners to fasten the ends of the legs together to secure the bundle. The bundling tie may be provided as a kit including a stacking fixture intended to further facilitate the use of the bundling tie.

Abstract: A clip for holding elongated devices such as wire, rope, tools such as screwdrivers, is provided. The clip is in two pieces. One piece is a flexible elastic elongated member with a series of spaced-apart beads near one end. The other piece is a molded plastic device having a base that has provision for attaching the base to a wall, post or pipe. Four side walls project from the base. Two opposed side walls have V-shaped cavities in them for receiving the elongated device. The beaded elongated member extends between the other two walls. The spaced beads enable the elongated member to be placed under tension as it crosses over the elongated device. The elongated member presses the elongated device toward the base and toward the walls of the V-shaped cavities. Thus the elongated device is held firmly in the clip.

Abstract: A keeper for coiled items such as electrical cord, garden hose or the like, having a first smaller loop to receive a single strand to secure the keeper thereto and a second larger loop to extend around all of the coiled strands to keep them together when the electrical cord, garden hose or the like is rolled up into a coil. The keeper comprises a single flexible strap having cooperative loops and hooks on opposite sides throughout to form the second larger loop and a slot near one end to receive the opposite end through to form the first smaller loop.

Abstract: An adjustable clamp for holding and/or carrying selected articles comprising an elongate handle member defining a first channel therethrough extending generally in the lengthwise direction thereof and a second channel which perpendicularly intersects the first channel. A flexible strap having an aperture at the first end and a plurality of ridges along a portion of the length of the second end thereof is slidably inserted second end first through the second channel and bent back upon itself and slidably inserted through the first channel of the handle member with the ridges thereof facing the top of the handle member and then inserted through the aperture in the first end of the flexible strap positioned in the handle member first channel.

Abstract: A band for wrapping tightly about an object in self-fastened relationship thereto. The band comprises a flat strip of elastic material having a tail end and an arrow shaped head end terminating in a neck portion. A hole is provided adjacent the tail end of a size to enable the arrow shaped head to be extended therethrough when said tail end is stretched longitudinally.

Abstract: An anti-slip locking device employs an elongated member having first and second opposite ends and an external surface extending between its ends. The member has a bore extending between its ends in the direction of elongation and a least one slot in its outer surface which extends between the ends of the member and is parallel to the bore. The slot has a first cross-sectional area. An elastic cord has first and second opposite ends and has a second cross-sectional area which is larger than said first area when the cord is free of tension. The cord has a third cross-sectional area smaller than the first area when the cord is subjected to tension. The third area decreases in size as the tension increases. The cord extends slidably through the bore with its first end disposed outside of the member adjacent the first member end. The second end of the cord is disposed outside of the member adjacent the second member end and forms a loop adjustable in size.

Abstract: A support structure 10 for positioning a conduit 12 for various environments including that of an aircraft gas turbine engine is disclosed. Various construction details are developed for the support structure which facilitate assembly of portions of the support structure. The support structure includes a clamp assembly 18 and a clip 22 for orienting the clamp assembly in the proper direction. Orientation of the clamp assembly is facilitated by features of the clip. These features include a pair of tabs 32, 34 which face each other from either side of the clamp assembly. In one detailed embodiment, the clamp includes a laterally extending tab 92 to block the channel formed between the pair of longitudinally extending tabs.

Abstract: A reusable tie-all or bundle fastener, which comprises a single strap, made of plastic material with a socket having a passageway therethrough at one end of the tie, and a tongue with ratchet teeth on the other end adapted to slip through the passageway in the socket. There is a locking pawl in the socket which is pivoted to the socket and which has a lever so that it can be raised to release the pawl from between the strap teeth when a loop is formed from the tie-all so as to release the tie. Two or more ties can be used in combination to form an enlarged loop.

Abstract: A suture device comprises a body member formed with an aperture and an access channel extending from the aperture to an opening defined by a loop attached to one side of the body member. A thread connected to a side of the body member opposite the loop is provided along a portion of its length with a series of tapered projections. Protuberances are provided on the body member along the access channel for preventing a return of the thread through the channel upon a passing of the thread through the loop and subsequently through the channel into the aperture. The loop and the thread are cut at the body member upon the tightening of the thread about a blood vessel, other tubular duct or a cut in a body tissue or organ.