Buckles – buttons – clasps – etc. – Bale and package ties – hose clamps – Plastic band
Patent
1994-12-16
1996-07-23
Sakran, Victor N.
Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
Bale and package ties, hose clamps
Plastic band
24 17AP, 24 305P, B65D 6300
Patent
active
055377190
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. The ties may have connected holders so that a series of ties may be moved from one position to another in unison requiring only one motion from the user. The ties may have internal and/or external position maintenance devices which maintain the holder in a fixed position with respect to the strap. The tie may have up to five positions; the tie may: (1) tighten discretely; (2) loosen discretely; (3) tighten continuously; (4) loosen continuously; or (5) be locked from movement in either direction.
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