Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D63/00—Flexible elongated elements, e.g. straps, for bundling or supporting articles
  • B65D63/10—Non-metallic straps, tapes, or bands; Filamentary elements, e.g. strings, threads or wires; Joints between ends thereof
  • B65D63/1018—Joints produced by application of integral securing members, e.g. buckles, wedges, tongue and slot, locking head and teeth or the like
  • B65D63/1027—Joints produced by application of integral securing members, e.g. buckles, wedges, tongue and slot, locking head and teeth or the like the integral securing member being formed as a female and male locking member, e.g. locking head and locking teeth, or the like
  • B65D63/1063—Joints produced by application of integral securing members, e.g. buckles, wedges, tongue and slot, locking head and teeth or the like the integral securing member being formed as a female and male locking member, e.g. locking head and locking teeth, or the like the female locking member being provided with at least one plastic barb
  • B65D63/1072—Joints produced by application of integral securing members, e.g. buckles, wedges, tongue and slot, locking head and teeth or the like the integral securing member being formed as a female and male locking member, e.g. locking head and locking teeth, or the like the female locking member being provided with at least one plastic barb the barb having a plurality of serrations
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D2563/00—Flexible elongated elements, e.g. straps for bundling or supporting atricles
  • B65D2563/10—Non-metallic straps, tapes or bands; Filamentary elements, e.g. strings, threads, wires; Joints between ends thereof
  • B65D2563/101—Details of non-metallic straps, tapes or bands
  • B65D2563/107—Details of non-metallic straps, tapes or bands having a release mechanism, e.g. reusable bundling straps

Definitions

• Device in a bundle tie comprising an elongated tie part of a certain width and thickness, which at one end has an elongated insertion part of lesser width than the tie part and at its other end has a locking head with a through-opening for the tie part, which has essentially the same width as the tie part but a height greater than the thickness of the tie part, and a slit in one transverse wall of the opening, the width of which is such that it allows the insertion part to be inserted into the opening via the slit, forming a tie loop, interacting elements designed to lock the tie part detachably in relation to the locking head being provided on the tie part and in the opening of the locking head.
• the object of the present invention is to effect these desired improvements and remove the above-mentioned disadvantages in the device defined in the introductory part.
• the present invention achieves this object in the device specified in the introductory part in that the said locking elements take the form of a tongue, extending approximately diagonally from the bottom of the opening at one end of the opening towards the other end of the opening and towards the slit, and that the said elements are designed to positively interlock in one another.
• the tongue extends out through the hole to form a release part.
• the locking elements on the tongue and on the tie take the form of locking teeth, or alternatively the locking elements on the tongue take the form of at least one locking projection and the locking elements on the tie take the form of a number of locking recesses designed to interact with the locking projection.
• the locking elements can also be a combination of locking teeth, locking projections and locking recesses.
• the tie has an insertion part of essentially the same width as the groove-shaped recess. At the free end of the insertion part there is also a gripper strip, the width of which is greater than the width of the opening.
• a bundle tie is obtained with very many different possible applications wherever it is desirable to effect locking or catching between the tie part and the lock head.
• the device according to the present invention with a tongue- shaped locking element extending approximately diagonally through the through-hole in the housing from the bottom is extremely effective and can be used in many contexts.
• figure 1 shows a top view of a bundle tie with an embodiment of a device according to the present invention.
• Figure 2 shows a longitudinal section through the tie in figure 1.
• Figure 3 shows a view of a part of a bundle tie with a device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
• Figure 4 shows a section through the device in figure 3.
• Figure 5 shows a section through a part of a bundle tie with a device according to a further embodiment of the present invention.
• Figure 6 shows a side view of the bundle tie in figure 5, partially in section.
• the embodiments of a bundle tie according to the present invention shown in figures 1 and 2 comprises a housing part 1, a tie part 2, an insertion part 3 of smaller width than the tie part 2, and an end part 4 serving as gripper strip.
• the length of the tie part 2 is in principle arbitrary, like the length of the insertion part 3, which should, however, be at least as long as the housing 1.
• the end part 4 has a width greater than the tie part 2 and on at least one side is provided with ridges 5 to facilitate gripping of the part when tightening the tie, for example around a cable bundle or the like.
• the end part 4 has a further important function.
• the housing 1 is provided with a through-hole 6, which extends in the longitudinal direction of the housing and across the tie parts 2-4.
• a groove-shaped recess 7 extends through the upper wall of the housing and has a width matched to the insertion part 3 and outwardly bevelled edges, which can also be regarded as guide edges for guiding the insertion part 3 down into the through-hole 6.
• a locking element in the form of a tongue 8 is arranged in the through-hole 6.
• the tongue 8 emerges from the bottom of the through-hole 6 and extends essentially diagonally towards the opposite end of the hole 6 and towards the groove-shaped recess 7.
• the tongue 8 is provided with a number of locking teeth 9, which are intended to interact with corresponding locking teeth 10 on the tie part 2.
• the locking teeth 10 extend between edge sections 11 and 12 and are, as it were, sunk in the tie section 2.
• the edge sections 11 and 12 extend out past the opposite surface of the tie part 2 for the purpose of reinforcing the tie and prevent release of the engagement between the locking teeth 10 and the locking teeth 9.
• the edge sections may, if necessary, be provided with friction elements for interaction with suitable friction elements on the inside of the through-hole 6 on both sides of the groove-shaped recess 7.
• the form and fastening position of the tongue in the hole 6 mean that the interlocking engagement between the locking teeth 9 and 10 increases with increasing tensile force in the bundle tie 2.
• the tongue 8 is altogether freely resilient inside the through-hole 6, which largely facilitates and ensures the engagement between the locking teeth 9 and 10.
• the edge sections 11 and 12 also ensure guiding of the tie part 2 inside the through-hole 6 on either side of the tongue 8, which relieves the pressure on the walls of the housing 1 on each side of the tongue 8.
• the embodiment shown in figure 3 and 4 of the present invention essentially corresponds to the embodiment shown in figure 1 and 2, except that the tongue is provided with a release part 13, which allows the tongue 8 to be easily bent down, thereby freeing the locking teeth 9 from engagement with the locking teeth 10 on the tie part 2.
• Figure 3 further illustrates that the walls in the through-opening 6 may slope down towards the bottom, which thereby becomes somewhat narrower, advantageously creating somewhat thicker walls on each side of the through hole 6.
• the embodiment shown in figure 5 and 6 corresponds, broadly speaking, to the previous embodiments, except that the release part 13 is somewhat smaller and the tongue 8 is provided with a locking projection 14, which is provided for engagement in a recess 15 in the tie part 2.
• the locking projection 14 in conjunction with the recesses 15 provides a significantly more secure interlocking engagement
• the embodiments of the present invention described above can preferably be made of any plastic material.

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