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US 6,681,451 B1Granted
Flexible plastic tie
AssigneeAdams Mfg. Corp.
InventorsWilliam E. Adams, Matthew H. French
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Abstract
A flexible plastic tie molded from a plastic having a durometer of from 60 to 95 has an elongated spine with a plurality of rod-like projections attached to the spine. The projections are arranged in spaced apart pairs such that each pair of projections is co-linear and there is a selected distance between the distal ends of each pair of projections. A fastening head is attached to one end of the spine. There is a generally rectangular slot passing through the fastening head. The slot has a width not less than the width of the spine and less than the selected distance between the distal ends of each pair of projections, such that the slot and the outside surface define a wall encircling the slot. The projections have a height of greater than 1 mm.
Claims18
A flexible plastic tie comprising:
- a. an elongated spine of a selected width and a selected length having a first end and a second end;
- b. a plurality of projections attached to the spine, the projections having a height greater than 1 mm and arranged in spaced apart pairs such that each pair of projections is co-linear and there is a selected distance between the distal ends of each pair of projections, the selected distance being substantially the same for all pairs of projections;
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- c. a fastening head attached to one end of the spine, the fastening head having a top surface, a bottom surface and outside surfaces extending from the top surface to the bottom surface, the fastening head having a slot passing through the fastening head, the slot having a width not less than the width of the spine and less than the selected distance between the distal ends of each pair of projections, the slot further having a length not less than the distance between the distal ends of each pair of projections such that the slot and the outside surface define a wall encircling the slot,
- wherein the elongated spine, projections and fastening head are integrally molded from a plastic having a durometer of from 60 to 95 and in a configuration in which the elongated spine is folded into a U-shape.
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A flexible plastic tie comprising:
- a. an elongated spine of a selected width and a selected length having a first end and a second end;
- b. a plurality of projections attached to the spine, the projections having a height greater than 1 mm and arranged in spaced apart pairs such that each pair of projections is co-linear and there is a selected distance between the distal ends of each pair of projections, the selected distance being substantially the same for all pairs of projections;
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- c. a fastening head attached to one end of the spine, the fastening head having a top surface, a bottom surface and outside surfaces extending from the top surface to the bottom surface, the fastening head having a slot passing through the fastening head, the slot having a width not less than the width of the spine and less than the selected distance between the distal ends of each pair of projections, the slot further having a length not less than the distance between the distal ends of each pair of projections such that the slot and the outside surface define a wall encircling the slot, the wall having at least one seat positioned on the top surface or the bottom surface of the head, the slot sized to receive one of the pairs of projections while a portion of the spine is within the slot
- wherein the elongated spine, projections and fastening head are integrally molded from a plastic having a durometer of from 60 to 95 and wherein the projections and the seat have triangular cross-sections.
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A flexible plastic tie comprising:
- a. an elongated spine of a selected width and a selected length having a first end and a second end;
- b. a plurality of hemispherical projections attached to the spine, the projections having a height greater than 1 mm and arranged in spaced apart pairs such that each pair of projections is co-linear and there is a selected distance between the distal ends of each pair of projections, the selected distance being substantially the same for all pairs of projections;
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- c. a fastening head attached to one end of the spine, the fastening head having a top surface, a bottom surface and outside surfaces extending from the top surface to the bottom surface, the fastening head having a slot passing through the fastening head, the slot having a width not less than the width of the spine and less than the selected distance between the distal ends of each pair of projections, the slot further having a length not less than the distance between the distal ends of each pair of projections such that the slot and the outside surface define a wall encircling the slot,
- wherein the elongated spine, projections and fastening head are integrally molded from a plastic having a durometer of from 60 to 95.
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A flexible plastic tie comprising:
- a. an elongated spine of a selected width and a selected length having a first end and a second end;
- b. a plurality of rod-like projections, each projection having a hemispherical distal end and attached to the spine, the projections having a height greater than 1 mm and arranged in spaced apart pairs such that each pair of projections is co-linear and there is a selected distance between the distal ends of each pair of projections, the selected distance being substantially the same for all pairs of projections;
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- c. a fastening head attached to one end of the spine, the fastening head having a top surface, a bottom surface and outside surfaces extending from the top surface to the bottom surface, the fastening head having a generally rectangular slot passing through the fastening head, the slot having a width not less than the width of the spine and less than the selected distance between the distal ends of each pair of projections, the slot further having a length not less than the distance between the distal ends of each pair of projections such that the slot and the outside surface define a wall encircling the slot,
- wherein the elongated spine, projections and fastening head are integrally molded from a plastic having a durometer of from 60 to 95.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.