US 7,062,820 B1 · Hand removable tote box lid retainer

Abstract

A tote box retainer made from a cable tie having a tear tab that is attached to the main strap of the tie on one side near a strap-teeth, engaging-pawl enclosure and extending alongside the enclosure in a direction inline with the strap, there being at least one channel in the strap between the pawl enclosure and edge of the tear tab closest to the enclosure producing a web that connects the strap and enclosure wherein a centerline in the channel does not rotate through more than about 60° and the web does not extend completely to the edge of the strap opposite the tear tab leaving a thick portion in the strap for reinforcement. Other variations replace the thick portion with a second tear tab reinforcing an extension of the web or relocate the web away from the pawl enclosure.

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Dependent claims

A hand removable tie for temporally securing a tote box lid to a tote box comprising:

a) a strap having a multiplicity of teeth over a substantial portion and terminated in one end with an enclosure containing a tooth engaging pawl and on the other with a tip that can be inserted into said enclosure and pulled through to have said teeth engage said pawl in a reverse pull-out resistant manner, further comprising:
b) a pull tab that extends from said strap to one side of said strap adjacent to said enclosure, there being a channel of reduced thickness material disposed between said pull tab and said strap and continuing across said strap toward the edge of said strap opposite said pull tab but leaving a thick section in said strap at said opposite edge,
whereby said tie has adequate strength to hold a tote box lid in place, but a human hand can pull on said pull tab and readily separate said strap into two pieces.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Hand removable tote box lid retainer

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Hand removable tote box lid retainer

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Abstract

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