US1475246A

US1475246A - Bale tie

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Publication number: US1475246A
Application number: US562051A
Authority: US
Inventors: Curtis J Rothermel
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1922-05-19
Filing date: 1922-05-19
Publication date: 1923-11-27
Anticipated expiration: 1940-11-27

Description

. 1;,475346 C. J, ROTHERMEL BALE 111B Nov. 27 .1923.

Filed M y 19'. 1922 ATTORNEYS.

Patented Nov. 27, 1923;

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CURTIS J; ROTHEEMEL, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

BALE TIE.

Application, filed May 19,

T 0 all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, CURTIS J. BOTHERMEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia,county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Bale Tie, of which the following is a specification.

In the usual manner of securing metal bands around packages or containers such as boxes and bales, there is ordinarily a waste of band material especially when the ends of the. tie are looped around theends of the fastener and inrnany types of fasteners only one holding point is provided.

It is the purposeof y present invention to devise a novel construct-ion of a bale tie whe rein the metal bandis provided near its .free ends with slots extending longitudition, I have shown in the accompanying drawings typical embod ments thereof which are at present preferred by me, since these ,embodi ments will be foundinpractice to give satisfactory and reliable results: .It'is', however, to be understood that the various instrumentalities'of which my invention consists can be variously arranged and organized and that my invention is not limited to the precise arrangement and organizationof these in-' strumentalities as herein shown and described.

Figure 1 represents, in perspective, a bale in conjunction with which a bale tie, embodying my invention, is employed.

Figure 2 represents, in perspective, the free ends of the band, with the fastener about to be connected therewith.

Figure 3 represents, in perspective, a bale tie in fastened position. I

Figure 4 represents, in perspective, a. rear view of the bale tie.

Figure 5 represents, in perspective and in detached position, the fastener employed.

Figure 6 represents a section on line 6-6 of Figure 3. V r 7 Figure 7 represents, in perspective, the

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free ends ofa band in conjunction with another typeof fastener, embodying my inven- Figure 8' represents, in perspective, the

parts seen in Figure 7' in assembled position.

Figure 9 represents, in perspective and in detached position, an embodiment of fas tener seen in Figures 7 andS.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts.

teferring to the drawings.

l designates a package which may be of any desired nature such as, for example, a boxer a, bale, a bale being shown in the vdrawing. 2 designates a metal band which is provided many desired manner with the 1 slots 3 which extend longitudinally of the band. 7 These slots can be either punched out or formed by expanding the metal when the band is manufactured or they can be. made by a suitable tool'at any'desired place.

or places afterthe band has been drawn up around the packages. 1 4 designates a fastener, embodying my invention, which is formed from a sheet metal band having the rear wall of the body portion 5, the band then'being directed inwardly, as at 6, and the free ends being deflected at substan tially right angles from the portion 6, as

indicated at 7.

In some cases in practice, I have found it advantageous to have the free edges atthe front end oftheprongs 7' inclined, as indicated at'8, in order that the fasteners may be more readily secured in position. After the band has been tightened around the package to bring apertures or slots 3 at the free ends of the band into register, the prongs 7 are passed therethrough and then bent over with a. suitable tool so that they lie flat against the band and the two bands are secured tightly together. It will of course be understood that one or more of thesefasteners may be employed.

In practice, the fastener is inserted through an aperture near one end ofthe band and the band is then tightened by means of a suitable tool around the'package and brought into position for the'prongs 7 to pass through an aperture 8. If the outer face of the prongs 7 is inclined it is somewhat easier to tighten the band into position as it will more readily slip over the prongs 7. Attention is directed to the factthat I employ an elongated aperture or slot which extends in the direction of the length of the band, so that the two bands are rigidly secured together and the free ends cannot work sideways. The body portion 5 can be on the inner or outer faces of the bands, a suitable tool being employed to press down the prongs? into position.

The size of the slots and fasteners Will vary in accordance with the size of the band and the amount'of tension which is to be placed on a band. i .r

In accordance with my present invention there is nowaste of band material as the band can always be cut Off at the proper length, The fasteners can be readily and quickly inserted into position, as all that it is necessary to do is to pass the prongs through registering apertures and bend them over with a suitable tool. It will be seen that the width of the strip employed to make the fastener is preferably substantially the same as the width of the band and the free ends of the prongs extend in proximity to the edges of the metal band so that a very rigid fastening device is provided, which will prevent any relative longitudinal or lateral movement of the free ends of band after it has been secured in position around. the bale, box or other container. Both the band and the fastener are preferably made of sheet metal. Both of the prongs of the fastener pass through the same registering aperture at the free ends ,of the band It'will now be apparent that I have devised a new anduseful bale tie which embodies the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of theinvention and the above description, and while I have, in the present instance, shown and described embodiments thereof Which will give in practice satisfactory and reliable re- 'sults, it is to be understood that these em-.

bodiments are susceptible of modification in various particulars Without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention or sacrificlng any of its advantages.

c. Having thus described lily-invention, what formed from a fiat metal strip and having prongs of less width than the length of said slots and adapted to be inserted through two registering slots to substantially fill such slots and to be bent over the juxtaposed portion of a band to extend laterally thereof and prevent relative longitudinal or lateral movement of said ends, and said band being defiected to form ahead of double thickness of the strip and of substantially the same width as the band, and said prongs when bent over extending into proximity to the sides of the band.

2. The combination with a band having slots at its free ends extending in the direction of the length of the band and of greater length than Width, of a fastener formed from a sheet'metal band deflected upon itself near its central portion to form a double thickness and thereby a head of substantially the same Width as the width of the slotted band and provided with flat forwardly extending prongs adapted to pass through two registering slots and substantially fill them to prevent relative longitudinal or lateral movement of said ends, the free ends of said prongs being cut away at an angle to facilitate their insertion in registering slots.

CURTIS J. ROTHERMEL. Witnesses: i

H. S. FAIRBANKS, O. D. MoVAY.