Buckles – buttons – clasps – etc. – Bale and package ties – hose clamps – Plastic band
Reexamination Certificate
1999-12-28
2001-11-20
Bittain, James R. (Department: 3626)
Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
Bale and package ties, hose clamps
Plastic band
C024S442000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06317933
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a binding band for binding together a plurality of elongated members such as electric cords.
2. Description of the Related Art
Conventionally, a surface fastener has been used as means for holding a binding band for use for binding plural electric cords in an annular shape. For example, a binding band disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 63-177268 is composed by making rear faces of a male fastener piece having male engaging elements and a female fastener piece having female engaging elements face each other and attaching them together via a pair of attaching portions. Then, a holding hole is formed between the pair of the attaching portions. As for using this binding band, part of the electric cord is inserted into the holding hole of the binding band and then the other portion of the electric cord is bent several times and a main body of the binding band is wound around the folded portion of the electric cord, so that its male engaging elements and female engaging elements are engaged with each other.
A belt disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 5-84658 has a tape-like base body, a mixture of multiplicities of male engaging elements and female engaging elements are implanted on the same surface of this base body, and a ring is attached to an end of the base body. As for using this belt, the base body of this belt is wound once around folded electric cords such that engaging faces having the male and female engaging elements face outward. Then, an end of the base body is inserted into the ring of the belt, the base body is folded back and the engaging faces are engaged with each other so as to hold various kinds of members.
The above-mentioned conventional binding band as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 63-177268 has a complicated structure and an attaching method for an electric cord is troublesome because the female surface fastener piece and male surface fastener piece have to be wound at the same time in a direction that they approach each other. In a belt disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 5-84658, a ring of metal or the like needs to be attached to a belt end portion and its manufacturing process is also complicated.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention has been accomplished with the above-mentioned conventional problems in view, and it is an object of the invention to provide a binding band in which production thereof is simple with low cost and which is fit securely.
To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a binding band comprising a strip of tightening piece, a pair of attaching pieces which is formed on an end portion of the tightening piece and positioned substantially parallel to a longitudinal direction of the tightening piece and a gap formed between the pair of the attaching pieces in which the tightening piece can be inserted. Surface fastener engaging faces having a mixture of multiplicities of male engaging elements and female engaging elements are provided on same surfaces of the tightening piece and the attaching pieces. A connecting portion for connecting the attaching pieces to each other is provided at a front end of the attaching pieces.
The tightening piece and attaching pieces are formed integrally by punching out a fiber surface fastener material containing a mixture of multiplicities of male engaging elements and female engaging elements on a single surface.
This binding band is used for binding together elongated members such as electric cords. The attaching pieces of the binding band are attached to part of the elongated member such that they are folded back and then the tightening piece is wound around plural elongated members. At this time, the tightening piece is wound such that the surface fastener engaging face faces outward. Then, an end of the tightening piece is inserted inside the elongated member exposed between the pair of the attaching pieces and the end of the tightening piece is folded back so as to engage the surface fastener engaging faces with each other, thereby the elongated members being bound together.
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Bittain James R.
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.LP.
YKK Corporation
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