US3462802A - Connector for holding articles together - Google Patents

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US3462802A
US3462802A US3462802DA US3462802A US 3462802 A US3462802 A US 3462802A US 3462802D A US3462802D A US 3462802DA US 3462802 A US3462802 A US 3462802A
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Francis G Merser
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    • 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
    • B65D63/1081—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 with barbs situated on opposite sides of, or concentrically in, the female locking member
    • 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
    • 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
    • Y10T292/00—Closure fasteners
    • Y10T292/48—Seals
    • Y10T292/50—Single piece, spring catch

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  • Objects of the invention are to provide a device for joining articles together, which is neat and attractive in appearance, and which can connect articles or groups of articles of different sizes.
  • the connector comprises a filament, a socket on the filament, and a series of heads distributed along the filaments to snap through the socket to form loops of different sizes, each head being slightly larger than the socket and the socket being resilient so that insertion of a 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, the spacing between the heads being substantially equal to the depth of the socket so that, when the socket snaps behind a head, the next succeeding head seats in the mouth of the socket to hold the heads in place.
  • the socket is circular and each head is conical and the socket is slotted to facilitate expansion.
  • the end of the filament for insertion through the socket has an elongate enlargement to facilitate insertion.
  • FIG. 1 is a top view
  • FIG. 2 is a side view
  • FIG. 3 is a bottom view
  • FIG. 4 is a section on line 44 of FIG. 3 showing the enlarged end of the filament partly inserted through the socket;
  • FIG. 5 is a similar view showing one head snapped through the socket and the next succeeding head seated in the mouth of the socket.
  • the particular embodiment of the invention chosen for the purpose of illustration comprises a filament 1, a socket 2 on one end of the filament, an elongate enlargement 3 on the other end of the filament to facilitate insertion of the filament through the socket as shown in FIG. 4 and a series of heads distributed along the filament.
  • the connector is molded in a single integral piece of nylon or other thermoplastic material which is resilient and the socket is slotted to form prongs 6 to snap in behind the heads 4 as shown in FIG. 5.
  • the socket is circular as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, and the heads are conical as shown in FIGS. 2, 4 and 5.
  • the heads are slightly larger than the socket so that they seat on the mouth of the socket as shown in FIG. 5 and must be forced through the socket, the heads contracting slightly and the socket expanding slightly due to their resiliency.
  • a salient feature of the invention consists in that the spacing between the heads is substantially equal to the depth of the socket so that, when the socket snaps behind a head, the next succeeding head seats in the mouth of the socket as shown in FIG. 5 to hold the filament against back-and-forth movement.
  • a connector comprising a filament, a socket on the filament, and a series of heads distributed along the filaments to snap through the socket to form loops of different sizes, each head being slightly larger than the socket and the socket being resilient so that insertion of a 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, the spacing between the heads being substantially equal to the depth of the socket so that, when the socket snaps behind a head, the next succeeding head seats in the mouth of the socket to hold the heads in place.

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JPS4940640U (de) * 1972-07-14 1974-04-10
US3973299A (en) * 1975-03-20 1976-08-10 Monarch Marking Systems, Inc. Fastener and method of using same
US4240183A (en) * 1978-02-17 1980-12-23 Toska Co., Ltd. Fastener
US4586570A (en) * 1982-09-29 1986-05-06 E. J. Brooks Company Combination seal and locking pin
USD387147S (en) * 1996-03-21 1997-12-02 Ark Plas Products, Inc. Plastic luer fitting
US6174006B1 (en) * 1997-07-29 2001-01-16 Illinois Tool Works Inc. Tamper resistant seal
US6557217B2 (en) 2000-09-25 2003-05-06 Steve I. Szabo Cable cincture fastening device
US20050183248A1 (en) * 2004-02-24 2005-08-25 Gallant Christopher M. Shear fasteners
US20080066265A1 (en) * 2006-09-15 2008-03-20 Pilon Roger E Break-away bundling device
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US7763040B2 (en) 1998-06-03 2010-07-27 Medtronic, Inc. Tissue connector apparatus and methods
US20110265295A1 (en) * 2010-04-30 2011-11-03 Piolax, Inc. Clip
US20120141228A1 (en) * 2010-12-01 2012-06-07 Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Sealing fastener
US20130012990A1 (en) * 2010-03-19 2013-01-10 Mcclellan William T Knotless locking tissue fastening system and method
US20150208767A1 (en) * 2014-01-27 2015-07-30 Buttonon LLC Button Fastener
US10293971B2 (en) 2016-10-11 2019-05-21 Velcro BVBA Reclosable paperboard carton
US10624631B1 (en) 2017-11-13 2020-04-21 Simon B. Rayhanabad Surgical suture and method of suturing
US11091305B2 (en) * 2013-03-15 2021-08-17 Nite Ize, Inc. Systems and methods for mountable and connectable twist ties

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JPS4940640U (de) * 1972-07-14 1974-04-10
JPS5244199Y2 (de) * 1972-07-14 1977-10-07
US3973299A (en) * 1975-03-20 1976-08-10 Monarch Marking Systems, Inc. Fastener and method of using same
US4240183A (en) * 1978-02-17 1980-12-23 Toska Co., Ltd. Fastener
US4586570A (en) * 1982-09-29 1986-05-06 E. J. Brooks Company Combination seal and locking pin
USD387147S (en) * 1996-03-21 1997-12-02 Ark Plas Products, Inc. Plastic luer fitting
US6174006B1 (en) * 1997-07-29 2001-01-16 Illinois Tool Works Inc. Tamper resistant seal
EP1997441A1 (de) * 1998-06-03 2008-12-03 Coalescent Surgical, Inc. Gewebeverbindungsvorrichtung
US7763040B2 (en) 1998-06-03 2010-07-27 Medtronic, Inc. Tissue connector apparatus and methods
US6557217B2 (en) 2000-09-25 2003-05-06 Steve I. Szabo Cable cincture fastening device
US20050183248A1 (en) * 2004-02-24 2005-08-25 Gallant Christopher M. Shear fasteners
US7478460B2 (en) * 2004-02-24 2009-01-20 Velcro Industries B.V. Shear fasteners
US20080066265A1 (en) * 2006-09-15 2008-03-20 Pilon Roger E Break-away bundling device
US8375523B2 (en) 2006-09-15 2013-02-19 Newfrey Llc 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
WO2009073721A1 (en) * 2007-12-04 2009-06-11 Mangone Peter G Jr Improved unitized security seal
US20130012990A1 (en) * 2010-03-19 2013-01-10 Mcclellan William T Knotless locking tissue fastening system and method
US9398903B2 (en) * 2010-03-19 2016-07-26 William T. MCCLELLAN Knotless locking tissue fastening system and method
US20110265295A1 (en) * 2010-04-30 2011-11-03 Piolax, Inc. Clip
US8914952B2 (en) * 2010-04-30 2014-12-23 Piolax Inc. Clip
US20120141228A1 (en) * 2010-12-01 2012-06-07 Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Sealing fastener
US8480140B2 (en) * 2010-12-01 2013-07-09 Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. Sealing fastener
US11091305B2 (en) * 2013-03-15 2021-08-17 Nite Ize, Inc. Systems and methods for mountable and connectable twist ties
US20150208767A1 (en) * 2014-01-27 2015-07-30 Buttonon LLC Button Fastener
US10293971B2 (en) 2016-10-11 2019-05-21 Velcro BVBA Reclosable paperboard carton
US10624631B1 (en) 2017-11-13 2020-04-21 Simon B. Rayhanabad Surgical suture and method of suturing

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