Bundling of objects
AssigneeDennison Manufacturing Company
InventorJoseph R. Paradis
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Abstract
Bundling of objects using a harnessing device with a locking head and a strap with teeth that are controlled by stretching. The locking head contains a pawl or tang that engages the teeth of the strap by wedging. One or more wedging teeth are desirably located on the locking tang as well. A further tooth to promote locking is desirably included in the locking head. The strap is advantageously molded of stretch reorientable material which is subsequently stretched to control the profile of the teeth which are engaged by the locking tang and head. The teeth are spaced on the strap to permit use of the teeth near the head for the harnessing of small bundles. The pawl is provided with specified pivot points for both the insertion and loading of the strap in the head.
Claims16
A harnessing device comprising
- a locking head having a channel therethrough,
- a pawl positioned in said channel,
- a strap attached to said head, and
- said pawl being connected in said channel to said locking head by a hinged neck which is proportioned to have a prescribed pivot position and resist deformation during rotation of said pawl by said strap in said channel;
- said pivot position being fixed for the rotation of said pawl when said strap is inserted into said channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.