Strap with rigid bars
AssigneeThe Lindy Bowman Company
InventorLinden H. Bowman
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Abstract
An embodiment of the invention includes a device having a first barb proximate a first end of a strap and a second barb proximate a second end of the strap. A first sheath is proximate a portion of the first barb and the first end of the strap, wherein the first sheath has a length less than the length of the first barb. A second sheath is proximate a portion of the second barb and the second end of the strap, wherein the second sheath has a length less than the length of the second barb. The device further includes container having a first aperture and a second aperture. The strap is positioned within the first and second apertures such that the first barb engages the container at the first aperture and the second barb engages the container at the second aperture.
Claims20
A device comprising:
- a strap comprising a first end and a second end;
- a first barb proximate said first end of said strap;
- a first sheath proximate a portion of said first barb and said first end of said strap, said first sheath having a length less than a length of said first barb;
- a second barb proximate said second end of said strap;
- and
- a second sheath proximate a portion of said second barb and said second end of said strap, said second sheath having a length less than a length of said second barb.
A method of forming a device, said method comprising:
- positioning a first barb proximate a first end of a strap and a second barb proximate a second end of the strap;
- positioning a first sheath proximate a portion of the first barb and the first end of the strap, the first sheath having a length less than a length of the first barb;
- and
- positioning a second sheath proximate a portion of the second barb and the second end of the strap, the second sheath having a length less than a length of the second barb.
A method of using a device, said method comprising:
- grasping a strap of the device, the strap comprising a first end having a first sheath proximate only a portion of a first barb and the first end of the strap, and a second end having a second sheath proximate only a portion of a second barb and the second end of the strap;
- and
- pulling the strap such that the first and second barbs engage a surface of a container connected to the strap to prevent dislodgement of the strap from the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.