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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7392570 | Concave buckle for strap A buckle achieves improved strap tensile strength by providing a bridge portion, about which a free end of a buckle strap is wrapped in tension, with an inwardly projecting concave surface to create a greater deformation of the strap under tension. The buckle also i... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7373695 | Displacement lock MLT A metal locking tie formed from a locking head and an elongate strap extending through the locking head. The locking head is defined by a top wall, a bottom wall and two sides. The locking head includes a strap passageway that extends through the locking head from a... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7171729 | Concave buckle for strap A buckle achieves improved strap tensile strength by providing a bridge portion, about which a free end of a buckle strap is wrapped in tension, with an inwardly projecting concave surface to create a greater deformation of the strap under tension. The buckle also i... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7124956 | Product comprising product sub-parts connected to each other by a crimp connection In the case of a product (1) having a first product sub-part (4) and a second product sub-part (3), the two product sub-parts (3, 4) each comprise two connection zones (8, 9, 10, 11) consisting of metal and of suitably thin constru... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7060080 | Closure system for surgical ring A surgical ring (1) designed to be implanted around (a) biological organ(s), the ring (1) being formed by a flexible band (2) including a first and second extremity (3, 4), the flexible band (2) being designed to be closed near its... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7013534 | Two-loop coiled type clamping device The invention is characterized in that in order to improve tensile strength and draw operability for a two-loop coiled type claming device and to suppress the amount of slack to the minimum necessary, the arrangement is such that when the bore diameter of a clamp ba... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6922876 | Seat belt cover A seat belt cover comprising a flat tubular member through which a seat belt of a motor vehicle is passed to be covered therewith, wherein, the flat tubular member has i) a slit-shaped opening provided at its lower end and having a width larger than the width of a t... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6481062 | Fastening belt A fastening belt includes a belt having a corrugation on a first side thereof and a plurality of holes defined through the belt and near a first end of the belt. A plurality of teeth extend from a second side of the belt and toward inclinedly a second end... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6481061 | Crimping ring and method for making same A crimping ring comprises a rolled-up piece of metal strip (10). A first connection means formed at the first end (12) comprises a first setback overlap surface (16) together with at least one female member (18) recessed from said first surface. A second ... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6338184 | Manually-operated sealing tool for joining end portions of plastic strapping, seal member, and sealed joint formed thereby A manually-operable crimping tool for lockingly securing a seal member upon overlapped end portions of plastic strapping is provided with particular structure such that the resulting crimped seal member and overlapped end portions of the plastic strapping... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6141834 | Clamping apparatus A clamping apparatus for a hose or another suitable tubular member. A coiled band forms an opening within which the hose or other tubular member is positioned. The coiled band forms an inner band, a middle band and a outer band. The middle band is sandwic... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6076235 | Cable tie A ball/roller-lock cable tie for holding an article or group of articles together in a bundle including a elongate strap body capable of being deformed to encompass the article or group of articles; a locking head disposed adjacent one end of the strap bo... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5573306 | Non-slip seat belt cover A non-slip seat belt cover includes an elongated, rectangular section of covering material having an interior surface and an exterior surface; a first elongated strip of hook-and-pile fastener, attached along one of the longer edges of the exterior surfac... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5469604 | Ring for swaging and method of fabricating it A ring for swaging constituted by a rolled-up length of metal strip whose two ends are bonded together without give rise to significant increased thickness in the bonding zone. The ends of the strip are disposed substantially in contact with each other vi... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5165146 | Clip for clamping adjoining flat-bladed helical coils A U-shaped clip having leg parts disposed outwardly from a crown on either side of a central axis, the leg parts having a configuration for intermeshing with each other during a clinching operation. The crown, on the interior thereof, is provided with a l... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5109575 | Toothed seal for hard thermoplastic strap A seal is provided for joining a pair of overlapping plastic strap portions. The seal includes a body of sheet material having a strap engaging surface which engages the strap portions when the seal is closed about the strap portions. The body has a plura... | 05/05/1992 |
| 4868953 | Environmental bundling tie A self-locking bundling tie for engagement about electrical cables, pipes or the like is disclosed. The tie includes a head and a strap attachable to the head. The head comprises a housing and a planar locking insert slidably received in the housing cavit... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4866817 | Buckle fastener and method of application A strap fastener buckle for fastening opposing ends of an object encircling strap includes first and second bridge portions partially defining first and second tubular portions and a deformable retainer extending from the buckle intermediate first and sec... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4765032 | Environmental bundling tie Self-locking bundling ties for engagement about electrical cables, pipes or the like comprises a flat, metallic strap and a metallic head separably attached thereto. In the preferred form, the head is crimped to a folded-over end of the metallic strap. Th... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4751769 | Band clamp with formable buckle A band clamp having an integral buckle includes an elongated band; a buckle member at one end of the band and having a base in the plane of the band, side portions and a top portion connecting the side portions forming a loop for retaining one or more pas... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4651391 | Elastic strap clamp A clamp for clamping a plurality of strips of compressible material together comprising, a resiliently rigid plate member; a pair of vertical bar members carried by the plate member normal thereto and disposed parallel to one another at a distance general... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4648158 | Clip for attaching wires An improved U-clip of the type having a first side with a pair of transversely-spaced prongs with bevelled inside ends and a second side having a medial prong with a bevelled inside end is disclosed, such clip further having rounded side edges.... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4648157 | Method of assembly of the shell with the band of a clamping collar, and collars obtained by this method Method of assembly of the shell with the strap of a clamping collar, and collars obtained with this method. This method consists in fixing the strap under the shell of the collar and no longer by passage inside the latter. With this in mind the shell (7) ... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4646393 | Clamping band for electromagnetic shielding band cable connector A clamping band for affixing an electromagnetic shielding sleeve to an electrical cable or the like, which band may be positioned around the connector and tightened by a pulling force, and which band can be removed and replaced. The band comprises a singl... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4583268 | Tube clamp In order to guarantee the sealing quality of a joining between a pipe socket and a tube by means of a clamp pressing a tube on a pipe wall, where the press-on power to be exercised by the tube clamp will act as uniformly as possible all over the total pip... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4567626 | Implosion protection band for CRT A tensioning band includes a plurality of notches in the free end. Formed in the notches are tabs which extend between the free end and the tensioned loop to prevent the loop from moving against the article being tensioned and thereby relaxing the tension... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4566378 | Apparatus for hooping a fiber bale in a fiber bale press A fiber bale press is equipped with a hooping mechanism for applying wire-hoops to a fiber bale produced by the press. The press has at least one pressing plate and a counter pressure plate as well as a hoop material supply device. The hoop material is st... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4554773 | Device and method for securing overlapping corrugated sheets A captive nut plate for engagement by a screw useful when attaching corrugated composite or plastic sheets together includes a semi-cylindrical body shaped to match the curvature of a corrugated sheet. A pair of upstanding irregular pentagon-shaped pierci... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4543691 | Hose clamp Clamp of the type constituted by a wound-over metal band, a first end of which is provided on its external face with an oblong patch of transversely extending scores or teeth, the width of said patch being preferably less than that of the band, whereas th... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4501356 | Slip seal joint for strap A strap seal joint and method for applying a seal to the overlapping ends of a strap about a bale of resilient material are disclosed. The bale is initially restrained against expansion in a press. The strap is provided with two oppositely facing major si... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4492004 | Earless clamp structure A clamp structure especially for use in applications in which space conditions do not permit any projecting parts such as plastically deformable ears, and in which outwardly extending hooks adapted to engage in apertures are used to mechanically interconn... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4473925 | Band clamp A clamp is provided which includes a buckle of high strength material with top, bottom, and side walls defining a rectangular passage. An elongate band is anchored at one end to the buckle and wrapped on itself and passed through the buckle at least twice... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4466535 | Slip seal joint for strap A strap seal joint and method for applying a seal to the overlapping ends of a strap about a bale of resilient material are disclosed. The bale is preferably initially restrained against expansion in a press. The strap is provided with two oppositely faci... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4262392 | Wire belt splicer A device for splicing the free ends of a wire belt comprised of pivotally interlocked laterally extending zigzag-shaped and longitudinally spaced apart wires or strips. The zigzag shape of each wire or strip results in each end of the belt having longitud... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4253227 | Strap securing method An improved method and apparatus, and a new metal seal for use in securing overlying portions of generally flat, non-metallic strap with little or no strap bulging under applied seal-closing forces and with a firm interlock between the applied seal and em... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4192043 | Closure seal and apparatus for applying the same A closure seal for use in securing overlapped bands wrapping a package as disclosed in which the closure seal has a floor portion, a flange extending from one side thereof and a flap having two flap portions extending from the other side thereof. Apparatu... | 03/11/1980 |
| 4125188 | Stackable strapping fastener A generally U-shaped body having a central wall and diverging side walls. The end edges of the central wall are notched so that a stack of the bodies can be placed in nesting relationship in a C-shaped magazine and can then be laterally removed, one at a ... | 11/14/1978 |
| 4080082 | Improved strap seal by strap tensioner with automatic cut-off A strapping tool for tensioning and shearing strap has a tensioning wheel, a ratchet wheel means associated with the tensioning wheel, and a pawl adapted to engage the ratchet wheel means when the tensioning wheel is rotated in a direction opposite to the... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4056128 | Apparatus for producing a connection between two overlapping band sections of a package strip and improved closure seal for use therewith An apparatus for producing a connection between two overlapping band or tape sections of a strip or strap wrapped around a package or thelike with the aid of a closure seal having a floor portion which merges at one side with a flange edge and at the oppo... | 11/01/1977 |
| 4015311 | Buckle with a visual tension indicator This invention relates to a buckle usable for securing the two ends of a looped band together about a workpiece, the new and unusual feature being directed to the provision of a distortable element provided in the buckle body which as a tension applying t... | 04/05/1977 |
