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US 8,709,568 B2Granted
Moulded tie strips
OwnerAndrew John Harsleyinventor
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Abstract
A sheet of cellular tie strips, where each strip is composed of a series of unit cell portions connected end-to-end, is formed in a single molding process. Lateral webs join one or more strips side-by-side to form a sheet such that each strip can be readily separated by tearing, stamping, cutting, leaving only a very thin vestige which does not interfere with the tying of the strips in use.
Claims9
A sheet made of integrally formed strips each comprising:
- a series of loop-shaped unit cell portions connected end-to-end, each cell including rear-facing latching members, wherein an end of a strip in use is pulled through one of the cells to form a loop, and, wherein the strips are weakly joined side-by-side, to form a sheet having the width of two or more strips, by way of webs or lands between the latching members at their points of contact;
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- longitudinal runners where there are changes in cell spacing between adjacent strips.
A moulding comprising:
- a plurality of sheets, each sheet being made of integrally formed strips each comprising a series of loop-shaped unit cell portions connected end-to-end, each cell including rear-facing latching members wherein the strips are weakly joined side-by-side, to form a sheet having the width of two or more strips, by way of webs or lands between the latching members at their points of contact, wherein each of the sheets are produced on either side along a runner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.