Fastening strap system

Abstract

A fastening strap system, particularly of the hook-and-loop variety (with hooks on one side of the strap and loops on the other side), for selectively and independently binding and / or releasing a plurality of sets of essentially longitudinal objects, such as wires, from one another. Each system includes at least two attached straps which each independently of the other may be used to loopably bind objects. A preferred aperture between the straps permits cinching of each strap. A continuous strip of such two-sided material may be stored on a reel and is designed so that a user may select a preferred length and configuration for a particular use by making a single cut of the material strip from the reel-strip end.

Description

[0001] This invention relates to fastening strap systems using materials of the "Velcro.TM." kind. More particularly, it relates to such fastening strap systems as may be suited for the securing together of more than one bundle or set of substantially elongated items such as cables, wires, pens, skis, pipe, tent poles, boards, angle iron, golf clubs, etc., and / or tying down such bundle(s) by securing such to an "anchor" such as a computer or table leg, etc.[0002] When addressing the fastening or securing of bundles of substantially elongated items such as cables, wires, pens, skis, pipe, tent poles, boards, angle iron, golf clubs, etc. etc., a need exists to securely fasten all the items to each other in a bundle while still allowing for the selective release of certain members of the bundle. While generic tying or binding materials exist such as string, tape, etc., these materials have many drawbacks related to tape glue residue, the thin material of the material causing cuts into ...

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Benefits of technology

[0006] Another object and feature of the present invention is to provide a fastener strap system that can be used efficiently and effectively as an adjustable belt or strap without significant material design changes or functional limitations. It is another object and feature of the present invention to provide such a fastener strap system that provides for the selective and independent binding and release of multiple bundles of items from one another. It is another object and feature of the present invention to provide such a fastener strap system that is less likely to unintentionally come undone.

[0032] FIG. 19 (on sheet 5) is a plan view of a plurality of open-center-configuration two-ended straps showing a preferred material saving economical layout of the open-center-configuration two-ended straps upon a sheet of material used in embodiments of the present invention.

[0042] FIG. 29 is a plan view of a portion of the continuous length of strap material shown in FIG. 28, along with indications of a method of efficiently manufacturing such from a sheet of material.

Problems solved by technology

While generic tying or binding materials exist such as string, tape, etc., these materials have many drawbacks related to tape glue residue, the thin material of the material causing cuts into the bound items, and a lack of selective fastening and / or release.

Although some fastening materials or systems exist that are constructed of hook and loop fasteners (generally known under the trademark of Velcro.TM.) which address some of the above problems such as tape glue residue and the binding material cutting into the bound material, problems still exist with the prior art hook and loop binding systems and materials.

There are however, undesirable limitations to this prior art.

For example, the pulling end 118 of the GET-A-GRIP.TM. strap has the disadvantage of being extremely short, and thus it is practically incapable of bundling another object to a first object.

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