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US 10,538,372 B2Granted
Twist-tie product
AssigneeTwist-Ease, Inc.
InventorJames R. Helseth
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Abstract
A twist-tie includes a fastener having a malleable material surrounded by an outer coating having a longitudinal axis and extending between a first end and a second end; and an indicia portion extending at least partially along the longitudinal axis, the indicia portion including at least a portion that is attached to the fastener and at least a portion that is separated from the fastener, wherein a separation between the indicia portion and the fastener defines a slit that extends from an open end toward a closed end in a direction of at least one of the first end toward the second end and the second end toward the first end.
Claims23
A twist-tie comprising:
- a fastener portion extending between a first end and a second end, the fastener portion including a malleable material surrounded by an outer coating, the malleable material configured to allow the fastener portion of the twist-tie to be affixed to an object;
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- an indicia portion extending at least partially along the fastener portion, the indicia portion including at least a portion that is attached to the fastener portion and at least a portion that is separated from the fastener portion by a slit, the slit extending from an open end toward a closed end in a direction of at least one of the first end toward the second end and the second end toward the first end, wherein the indicia portion is configured for application of indicia, wherein the portion of the indicia portion that is separated from the fastener portion by the slit is movable with respect to the fastener portion and with respect to said object which the fastener portion can be affixed to, wherein neither the fastener portion nor the indicia portion of the twist-tie includes any adhesive material such that the fastener portion is configured to be affixed to said object via only the malleable material, such that the indicia portion cannot be fastened to said object without the fastener portion of the twist-tie, and such that the indicia portion is not configured for attachment to any object.
A cluster of twist-ties comprising:
- a plurality of twist-ties defining the cluster, each twist-tie comprising:
- a fastener portion extending between a first end and a second end, the fastener portion including a malleable material surrounded by an outer coating, the malleable material configured to allow the fastener portion of each twist-tie to be affixed to an object;
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- an indicia portion extending at least partially along the fastener portion, the indicia portion including at least a portion that is attached to the fastener portion and at least a portion that is separated from the fastener portion by a slit, the slit extending from an open end toward a closed end in a direction of at least one of the first end toward the second end and the second end toward the first end, wherein the indicia portion is configured for application of indicia, wherein the portion of the indicia portion that is separated from the fastener portion by the slit is movable with respect to the fastener portion and with respect to said object which the fastener portion can be affixed to, wherein neither the fastener portion nor the indicia portion of the twist-tie includes any adhesive material such that the fastener portion is configured to be affixed to said object via only the malleable material, such that the indicia portion cannot be fastened to said object without the fastener portion of the twist-tie, and such that the indicia portion is not configured for attachment to any object.
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A twist-tie comprising:
- a fastener portion extending between a first end and a second end, the fastener portion including a malleable material surrounded by an outer coating, the malleable material configured to allow the fastener portion of each twist-tie to be affixed to an object;
- and
- an indicia portion extending at least partially along the fastener portion, the indicia portion including at least a portion that is attached to the fastener portion and at least a portion that is separated from the fastener portion by a first slit extending from an open end toward a closed end in the direction of the first end toward the second end and a second slit extending from an open end toward a closed end in the direction of the second end toward the first end, wherein the indicia portion is configured for application of indicia, wherein the portion of the indicia portion that is separated from the fastener portion by the first and second slits is movable with respect to the fastener portion and with respect to said object which the fastener portion can be affixed to, wherein neither the fastener portion nor the indicia portion of the twist-tie includes any adhesive material such that the fastener portion is configured to be affixed to said object via only the malleable material, such that the indicia portion cannot be fastened to said object without the fastener portion of the twist-tie, and such that the indicia portion is not configured for attachment to any object.
A twist-tie comprising:
- a fastener portion including a malleable material surrounded by an outer coating having a longitudinal axis and extending between a first end and a second end, wherein the malleable material is configured to allow the fastener portion of the twist-tie to be affixed to an object;
- and
- an indicia portion extending at least partially along the longitudinal axis, the indicia portion including at least a portion that is attached to the fastener portion and at least a portion that is separated from the fastener portion, wherein a separation between the indicia portion and the fastener portion defines a slit that extends from an open end toward a closed end in a direction of at least one of the first end toward the second end and the second end toward the first end, wherein the indicia portion is configured for application of indicia, wherein the portion of the indicia portion that is separated from the fastener portion is movable with respect to the fastener portion and with respect to said object which the fastener portion can be affixed to, wherein neither the fastener portion nor the indicia portion of the twist-tie includes any adhesive material such that the fastener portion is configured to be affixed to said object via only the malleable material, such that the indicia portion cannot fastened to said object without the fastener portion of the twist-tie, and such that the indicia portion is not configured for attachment to any object.
A cluster of twist-ties comprising:
- a plurality of twist-ties defining the cluster, each twist-tie comprising:
- a fastener portion including a malleable material surrounded by an outer coating having a longitudinal axis and extending between a first end and a second end, wherein the malleable material is configured to allow the fastener portion of each twist-tie to be affixed to an object;
- and
- an indicia portion extending at least partially along the longitudinal axis, the indicia portion including at least a portion that is attached to the fastener portion and at least a portion that is separated from the fastener portion, wherein a separation between the indicia portion and the fastener portion defines a slit that extends from an open end toward a closed end in a direction of at least one of the first end toward the second end and the second end toward the first end, wherein the indicia portion is configured for application of indicia, wherein the portion of the indicia portion that is separated from the fastener portion is movable with respect to the fastener portion and with respect to said object which the fastener portion can be affixed to, wherein neither the fastener portion nor the indicia portion of the twist-tie includes any adhesive material such that the fastener portion is configured to be affixed to said object via only the malleable material, such that the indicia portion cannot be fastened to said object without the fastener portion of the twist-tie, and such that the indicia portion is not configured for attachment to any object.
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