US3422499A - Tag-attaching or bundle-fastening device - Google Patents

Tag-attaching or bundle-fastening device Download PDF

Info

Publication number
US3422499A
US3422499A US684685A US3422499DA US3422499A US 3422499 A US3422499 A US 3422499A US 684685 A US684685 A US 684685A US 3422499D A US3422499D A US 3422499DA US 3422499 A US3422499 A US 3422499A
Authority
US
United States
Prior art keywords
head
socket
filament
tag
attaching
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
US684685A
Inventor
Francis G Merser
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Dennison Manufacturing Co
Original Assignee
Dennison Manufacturing Co
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Dennison Manufacturing Co filed Critical Dennison Manufacturing Co
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of US3422499A publication Critical patent/US3422499A/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F3/00—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
    • G09F3/08—Fastening or securing by means not forming part of the material of the label itself
    • G09F3/14—Fastening or securing by means not forming part of the material of the label itself by strings, straps, chains, or wires
    • 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
    • B65D2563/103—Details of non-metallic straps, tapes or bands details of the male locking member, e.g. locking teeth on the strap
    • B65D2563/105—Details of non-metallic straps, tapes or bands details of the male locking member, e.g. locking teeth on the strap formed as spheres, cones, pyramids or the like
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/14—Bale and package ties, hose clamps
    • Y10T24/1498—Plastic band

Definitions

  • a fastening device for attaching, bundling, affixing or other holding of one or more articles comprising a filament, a socket on the filament and one or more heads on one end of the filament adapted to snap into the socket.
  • Objects of the invention are to provide a device which is simple and inexpensive to produce, which can be applied quickly and easily, which holds securely, and which can be attached to articles of different sizes.
  • the device comprises a filament, a socket on one end of the filament and a head on the other end of the filament, the socket having an opening extending therethrough so that the head may be inserted in one end of the opening and project from the other end of the opening, the head being slightly larger than the socket and the socket being resilient so that insertion of the head produces expansion of the socket and after the head had been inserted the socket snaps in ehind the head to restrain withdrawal of the head from the socket.
  • said other end of the socket is slotted to facilitate said expansion
  • the socket is circular and the head is conical, and the portion of the filament adjacent the head has reduced diameter and is brittle so that the projecting head may be broken olt to withdraw the filament from the socket.
  • the aforesaid socket has a head of deformable material which is expansible to anchor the filament to a tag, and the material is thermoplastic so that said head may be expanded by heat and pressure.
  • a series of heads are distributed along the filament to form loops of different sizes, the portion of the filament behind each head is brittle so that each projecting head may be broken ofl? to withdraw the filament from the socket, and each of said portions comprises a neck of reduced diameter.
  • FIG. 1 is a top view of the device attached to a tag
  • FIG. 2 is a section on line 2-2 of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a bottom view from line 3-3 of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 4 is a section of the head and socket after the head has been inserted
  • FIG. 5 is a view like FIG. 4 showing a modification
  • FIG. 6 is a view like FIG. 2 showing a modification in which the filament is attached to the tag by means of the socket as in FIG. 5 and also showing a series of heads on the filament;
  • FIG. 7 is a view like FIG. 5 of the modification.
  • FIG. 8 is a view of the modification of FIG. 6 showing the second head inserted through the socket to form a short loop of filament.
  • the device comprises a filament 1, a socket 2 and a head 3 for insertion into the socket, the filament having an extension 4 for attachment to a tag T.
  • the filament Behind the head 3 the filament is provided with two enlargements 6 and 7 and two portions 8 and 9 of increased diameter to facilitate insertion of the head into the socket and to limit the extent of insertion.
  • a neck 11 of reduced diameter Located behind the head is a neck 11 of reduced diameter.
  • the socket is circular and has an axial opening through which the head may pass.
  • the exit end of the socket is slotted to form fingers 12 which converge to surround the neck 11 closely.
  • the device is made of resilient material such as nylon so that as the head is inserted the fingers expand and then snap in behind the head as shown in FIG. 4.
  • the head may be broken ofi at the neck 11 and to facilitate this breakage the neck may be annealed to increase its brittleness.
  • the device or at least the head end of the device, is preferably annealed for about three minutes at a temperature of approximately 240 F.
  • the device is preferably molded and stretched as disclosed in the copending application of Arnold R. Bone, Ser. No. 601,002, filed December 12, 1966.
  • the device may be attached to the tag T as described and claimed in my copending application Ser. No. 633,783, filed on April 26, 1967.
  • the device is formed of thermoplastic material and the end 4 is provided with an enlargement 13 having a lateral protuberance which is inserted through an opening in the tag, and after insertion the projecting end of the protuberance is expanded by heat and pressure to form a head 14.
  • the socket 12' corresponding to 12 in FIG. 4 also serves to attach the filament 4 to the tag T, thereby serving the purposes of both parts 12 and 13-14 of FIGS. 1 to 4.
  • the socket is provided with parts 13' and 14' corresponding to parts 13 and 14 of FIGS. 1 to 4 and it is attached to the tag in the manner as the first embodiment.
  • FIGS. 6 to 8 is like that shown in FIG. 5 except in that the filament 1 is provided with additional heads 3 and 3" so that the filament may be formed into loops of different sizes to encompass different articles.
  • An attaching device comprising a filament, a socket on the filament and a head on one end of the filament, the socket having an opening extending therethrough so that the head may be inserted in one end of the opening and project from the other end of the opening, the head being slightly larger than the socket opening and the socket being resilient so that insertion of the head produces expansion of the socket and after the head has been inserted the socket snaps in behind the head to restrain withdrawal of the head from the socket, said socket having a head of deformable material which is expansible 3 to anchor the filament to a tag and which surrounds the socket opening to reinforce same and sandwich the tag between the head and the body of the socket.
  • thermoplastic so that said head may be expanded by heat and pressure.

Description

1969 F. G. MERSER I TAG-ATTACHING OR BUNDLE-FASTENING DEVICE Sheet Filed Nov. 21, 1967 Jan. 21, 1969 I F. G. MERSER TAG-ATTACHING OR BUNDLE-FASTENINQ DEVICE Sheet Filed Nov. 21, 1967 United States Patent Mass., assignor to Den- Framingham, Mass., a
2 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A fastening device for attaching, bundling, affixing or other holding of one or more articles, the device comprising a filament, a socket on the filament and one or more heads on one end of the filament adapted to snap into the socket.
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 633,782, filed April 26, 1967.
Objects of the invention are to provide a device which is simple and inexpensive to produce, which can be applied quickly and easily, which holds securely, and which can be attached to articles of different sizes.
According to this invention the device comprises a filament, a socket on one end of the filament and a head on the other end of the filament, the socket having an opening extending therethrough so that the head may be inserted in one end of the opening and project from the other end of the opening, the head being slightly larger than the socket and the socket being resilient so that insertion of the head produces expansion of the socket and after the head had been inserted the socket snaps in ehind the head to restrain withdrawal of the head from the socket. Preferably said other end of the socket is slotted to facilitate said expansion, the socket is circular and the head is conical, and the portion of the filament adjacent the head has reduced diameter and is brittle so that the projecting head may be broken olt to withdraw the filament from the socket.
In a more specific aspect of the invention the aforesaid socket has a head of deformable material which is expansible to anchor the filament to a tag, and the material is thermoplastic so that said head may be expanded by heat and pressure.
In another aspect a series of heads are distributed along the filament to form loops of different sizes, the portion of the filament behind each head is brittle so that each projecting head may be broken ofl? to withdraw the filament from the socket, and each of said portions comprises a neck of reduced diameter.
For the purpose of illustration a typical embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings in which FIG. 1 is a top view of the device attached to a tag;
FIG. 2 is a section on line 2-2 of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a bottom view from line 3-3 of FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a section of the head and socket after the head has been inserted;
FIG. 5 is a view like FIG. 4 showing a modification;
FIG. 6 is a view like FIG. 2 showing a modification in which the filament is attached to the tag by means of the socket as in FIG. 5 and also showing a series of heads on the filament;
FIG. 7 is a view like FIG. 5 of the modification; and
FIG. 8 is a view of the modification of FIG. 6 showing the second head inserted through the socket to form a short loop of filament.
In the particular embodiment of the invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 the device comprises a filament 1, a socket 2 and a head 3 for insertion into the socket, the filament having an extension 4 for attachment to a tag T. Behind the head 3 the filament is provided with two enlargements 6 and 7 and two portions 8 and 9 of increased diameter to facilitate insertion of the head into the socket and to limit the extent of insertion. Immediately behind the head is a neck 11 of reduced diameter. As shown in FIG. 3 the socket is circular and has an axial opening through which the head may pass. The exit end of the socket is slotted to form fingers 12 which converge to surround the neck 11 closely. The device is made of resilient material such as nylon so that as the head is inserted the fingers expand and then snap in behind the head as shown in FIG. 4. To detach the head end of the filament from the socket the head may be broken ofi at the neck 11 and to facilitate this breakage the neck may be annealed to increase its brittleness. When using nylon the device, or at least the head end of the device, is preferably annealed for about three minutes at a temperature of approximately 240 F. The device is preferably molded and stretched as disclosed in the copending application of Arnold R. Bone, Ser. No. 601,002, filed December 12, 1966.
The device may be attached to the tag T as described and claimed in my copending application Ser. No. 633,783, filed on April 26, 1967. As there disclosed the device is formed of thermoplastic material and the end 4 is provided with an enlargement 13 having a lateral protuberance which is inserted through an opening in the tag, and after insertion the projecting end of the protuberance is expanded by heat and pressure to form a head 14.
In the modification shown in FIG. 5 the socket 12', corresponding to 12 in FIG. 4, also serves to attach the filament 4 to the tag T, thereby serving the purposes of both parts 12 and 13-14 of FIGS. 1 to 4. In the modification the socket is provided with parts 13' and 14' corresponding to parts 13 and 14 of FIGS. 1 to 4 and it is attached to the tag in the manner as the first embodiment.
The modification shown in FIGS. 6 to 8 is like that shown in FIG. 5 except in that the filament 1 is provided with additional heads 3 and 3" so that the filament may be formed into loops of different sizes to encompass different articles.
I claim:
1. An attaching device comprising a filament, a socket on the filament and a head on one end of the filament, the socket having an opening extending therethrough so that the head may be inserted in one end of the opening and project from the other end of the opening, the head being slightly larger than the socket opening and the socket being resilient so that insertion of the head produces expansion of the socket and after the head has been inserted the socket snaps in behind the head to restrain withdrawal of the head from the socket, said socket having a head of deformable material which is expansible 3 to anchor the filament to a tag and which surrounds the socket opening to reinforce same and sandwich the tag between the head and the body of the socket.
2. A device according to claim 1 wherein said material is thermoplastic so that said head may be expanded by heat and pressure.
8/1917 Harris. 11/1931 Lake.
4 11/1961 Rapata. 12/1966 Dawson 292322 FOREIGN PATENTS 7/1963 France. 12/1966 France.
6/ 1961 Great Britain. 10/ 1963 Switzerland.
DONALD A. GRIFFIN, Primary Examiner.
US. Cl. X.R.
US684685A 1967-11-21 1967-11-21 Tag-attaching or bundle-fastening device Expired - Lifetime US3422499A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US68468567A 1967-11-21 1967-11-21

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
US3422499A true US3422499A (en) 1969-01-21

Family

ID=24749125

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US684685A Expired - Lifetime US3422499A (en) 1967-11-21 1967-11-21 Tag-attaching or bundle-fastening device

Country Status (1)

Country Link
US (1) US3422499A (en)

Cited By (18)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3592425A (en) * 1969-09-05 1971-07-13 Acf Ind Inc Air hose support for railway cars
DE2947307A1 (en) * 1979-04-13 1980-10-16 Sato Gosei Co Ltd INTERCONNECTS
US4240183A (en) * 1978-02-17 1980-12-23 Toska Co., Ltd. Fastener
US4978091A (en) * 1990-02-06 1990-12-18 Custom Molders Inc. Bundling strap
US4991265A (en) * 1989-11-20 1991-02-12 Best Shot Cord tie device
US5042181A (en) * 1990-01-17 1991-08-27 Thomas & Betts Corporation Cable tie identification tag
US5135188A (en) * 1990-02-06 1992-08-04 Anderson Franklin R Attachable bundling strap
US5311690A (en) * 1991-09-03 1994-05-17 Batten Douglas R Identification tag
US5377387A (en) * 1993-02-25 1995-01-03 Freed; Anna B. Two-way adjustable tie
US6119314A (en) * 1999-03-09 2000-09-19 Freed; Anna B. Multi-function tie
US6484375B1 (en) * 2001-06-14 2002-11-26 Ykk Corporation Of America Locking retainer device
US20040111839A1 (en) * 2002-11-26 2004-06-17 Orlande Sivacoe Releasable tie
US20050001041A1 (en) * 1999-05-11 2005-01-06 Mccarthy Andrew J.J. Cargo security
US20080066265A1 (en) * 2006-09-15 2008-03-20 Pilon Roger E Break-away bundling device
USD666085S1 (en) * 2009-12-25 2012-08-28 M.I.T. International Co., Ltd. Tag attaching device
US20150166236A1 (en) * 2012-07-16 2015-06-18 Kwik Bandit Inc. Banding strap
US11180267B2 (en) 2016-12-29 2021-11-23 Avery Dennison Corporation Apparatus and method of generating a fastener and securing at least one product to at least one packaging
USD960699S1 (en) * 2020-05-04 2022-08-16 FTI Brands LLC Tether for sponges

Citations (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1237034A (en) * 1917-05-22 1917-08-14 Louis Harris Tag-seal.
US1830950A (en) * 1929-08-02 1931-11-10 Preferred Utilities Mfg Corp Safety seal
GB869915A (en) * 1956-06-26 1961-06-07 Alexander Penrhyn Rowland Smit Improvements in buttons
US3009381A (en) * 1957-11-27 1961-11-21 Illinois Tool Works Stud and dished plastic fastening element
FR1336617A (en) * 1962-10-22 1963-08-30 Link for labels or others
CH371927A (en) * 1960-04-27 1963-09-15 Hartwell Corp Removable attachment device from a first part to a second part
US3290080A (en) * 1964-12-02 1966-12-06 Ind Plastic Molders Inc Breakable seal
FR1468568A (en) * 1966-02-18 1967-02-03 labels and the like

Patent Citations (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1237034A (en) * 1917-05-22 1917-08-14 Louis Harris Tag-seal.
US1830950A (en) * 1929-08-02 1931-11-10 Preferred Utilities Mfg Corp Safety seal
GB869915A (en) * 1956-06-26 1961-06-07 Alexander Penrhyn Rowland Smit Improvements in buttons
US3009381A (en) * 1957-11-27 1961-11-21 Illinois Tool Works Stud and dished plastic fastening element
CH371927A (en) * 1960-04-27 1963-09-15 Hartwell Corp Removable attachment device from a first part to a second part
FR1336617A (en) * 1962-10-22 1963-08-30 Link for labels or others
US3290080A (en) * 1964-12-02 1966-12-06 Ind Plastic Molders Inc Breakable seal
FR1468568A (en) * 1966-02-18 1967-02-03 labels and the like

Cited By (23)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3592425A (en) * 1969-09-05 1971-07-13 Acf Ind Inc Air hose support for railway cars
US4240183A (en) * 1978-02-17 1980-12-23 Toska Co., Ltd. Fastener
DK152106B (en) * 1978-02-17 1988-02-01 Toska Co Ltd STRAP
DE2947307A1 (en) * 1979-04-13 1980-10-16 Sato Gosei Co Ltd INTERCONNECTS
US4991265A (en) * 1989-11-20 1991-02-12 Best Shot Cord tie device
US5042181A (en) * 1990-01-17 1991-08-27 Thomas & Betts Corporation Cable tie identification tag
US4978091A (en) * 1990-02-06 1990-12-18 Custom Molders Inc. Bundling strap
US5135188A (en) * 1990-02-06 1992-08-04 Anderson Franklin R Attachable bundling strap
US5311690A (en) * 1991-09-03 1994-05-17 Batten Douglas R Identification tag
US5377387A (en) * 1993-02-25 1995-01-03 Freed; Anna B. Two-way adjustable tie
US6119314A (en) * 1999-03-09 2000-09-19 Freed; Anna B. Multi-function tie
US20050001041A1 (en) * 1999-05-11 2005-01-06 Mccarthy Andrew J.J. Cargo security
US6484375B1 (en) * 2001-06-14 2002-11-26 Ykk Corporation Of America Locking retainer device
US20040111839A1 (en) * 2002-11-26 2004-06-17 Orlande Sivacoe Releasable tie
US20080066265A1 (en) * 2006-09-15 2008-03-20 Pilon Roger E Break-away bundling device
US7740210B2 (en) 2006-09-15 2010-06-22 Newfrey Llc Break-away bundling device
US20100242231A1 (en) * 2006-09-15 2010-09-30 Pilon Roger E Break-away bundling device
US8375523B2 (en) 2006-09-15 2013-02-19 Newfrey Llc Break-away bundling device
USD666085S1 (en) * 2009-12-25 2012-08-28 M.I.T. International Co., Ltd. Tag attaching device
US20150166236A1 (en) * 2012-07-16 2015-06-18 Kwik Bandit Inc. Banding strap
US9499317B2 (en) * 2012-07-16 2016-11-22 Kwik Bandit Inc. Banding strap
US11180267B2 (en) 2016-12-29 2021-11-23 Avery Dennison Corporation Apparatus and method of generating a fastener and securing at least one product to at least one packaging
USD960699S1 (en) * 2020-05-04 2022-08-16 FTI Brands LLC Tether for sponges

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US3402435A (en) Tag attaching or bundle fastening device
US3422499A (en) Tag-attaching or bundle-fastening device
US3516124A (en) Connector for holding articles together
US3399432A (en) Button attachment
US6105908A (en) Retainer strap with breakable hinge member
US5321872A (en) Tamper-resistant plastic fastener for use in attaching a tag to a piece of fabric
US3147522A (en) Flexible tie
US3169004A (en) Flexible retainer with integral fastening means
US3780400A (en) Fastener for flexible sheet material
US3655855A (en) Method of producing a self-gripping fastening filament
USRE27725E (en) Brumlik self-gripping fastening device
US3255501A (en) Resilient strap fastener
US2969216A (en) Clamps for securing and supporting articles
US3462802A (en) Connector for holding articles together
KR880008868A (en) Engagement member and molded body to which this engagement member is joined
GB1348332A (en) Non-releasable identity or similar tag
US3273705A (en) Fastener
US3269680A (en) Adjustable clamp
GB1225003A (en) Fastening device
US2366456A (en) Detachable clip fastener
US6247591B1 (en) Self-lockable loop fastener and runner bars therewith
GB884123A (en) Improvements in and relating to fastener devices
US2171925A (en) Fastening device
US3525129A (en) Fasteners
US2954621A (en) Adjustable bracelet for identification purposes