Insulated "c" rings in coherent strip form

Claim 1

A COHERENT STICK OF INSULATED C RINGS COMPRISING A BELT LIKE LENGTH OF EXTRUDED HIGH IMPACT, RIGID POLYVINYLCHLORIDE PLASTIC PRESENTING A PLURALITY OF SPACED, PARALLEL MEMBERS INTERCONNECTED WITH A RELATIVELY THIN PLASTIC WEB THEREBETWEEN, EACH OF SAID MEMBERS INCLUDING AN ARCUATE UPPER SIDE, A RIBBED LOWER SIDE INCLUDING A PAIR OF V-RIBS EXTENDING LENGTHWISE OF SAID MEMBER ON ITS LOWER SIDE, EACH OF SAID MEMBERS FURTHER INCLUDING A STEEL WIRE CORE HAVING OPPOSITE FLAT SURFACES AND SEMI-CIRCULAR MARGINS, SAID BELT LIKE SECTION HAVING PARALLEL OPPOSITE ENDS FORMED AT AN ACUTE ANGLE TO ITS PARALLEL OPPOSITE ENDS DEFORMED TOWARD EACH OTHER IN PARALLELISM WHEREBY THE ENDS OF SAID MEMBERS ARE OFFSET AT AN ANGLE AND THE END FACES OF EACH OF THE RESPECTIVE WIRE CORES IN EACH OF SAID MEMBERS IS RECESSED WITHIN THE ENDS OF THE PLASTIC THEREON, THE CURVED ENDS OF SAID MEMBERS BEING REVERSELY CURVED TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH LIP ON THE INNER SIDE EACH C RING IN SAID COHERENT STICK.