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Bundling strap
Assignee: ABB Installation Products Inc
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Filing: 1975-01-08
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Granted: 1976-03-16
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Expires: 1995-01-08
Abstract
Abstract A bundling strap specially constructed to be ultrasonically welded to form a locked loop about a plurality of articles to be bundled and a method for carrying out the welding. A central strap body is formed with at least one marginal strip joined to the central body portion along a marginal edge thereof, the marginal strip carrying an energy directing means to concentrate applied ultrasonic energy and produce a bond between such energy directing means and the overlying marginal strip. A method whereby the anvil remains outside of the strap loop permits the loop to be formed and the anvil to be easily later removed without affecting bundle tension.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul Farkas
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 23:18
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C65/00; B29C65/02; B29C65/08; B29C65/48; B29C65/50; B29C65/5064; B29C65/5071; B29C65/5078; B29C66/00; B29C66/01; B29C66/05; B29C66/10; B29C66/11; B29C66/112; B29C66/1122; B29C66/302; B29C66/3022; B29C66/30223; B29C66/40; B29C66/41; B29C66/43; B29C66/432; B29C66/4322; B29C66/4324; B29C66/49; B29C66/496; B29C66/50; B29C66/51; B29C66/52; B29C66/524; B29C66/5241; B29C66/80; B29C66/81; B29C66/814; B29C66/8141; B29C66/81411; B29C66/81421; B29C66/81423; B65; B65D; B65D63/00; B65D63/10; B29C66/83; B29C66/832; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/14; Y10T24/1498
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
A bundling strap of the type whose ends are ultrasonically welded together to form a locked loop about a plurality of articles to be bundled the improvement comprising: a central body portion having a first edge and a second edge; at least one marginal strip coupled to one of said first and second edges; said marginal strip having an interior surface and an exterior surface, said exterior surface being positioned adjacent articles to be bundled; at least one energy directing means, one for each marginal strip and coupled to its associated marginal strip; said energy directing means contacting said marginal strip when a portion of said strip overlies a further portion of said strap after same has been looped about a plurality of articles to be bundled; said energy directing means forming a joint with said overlying marginal strip when said strap is subjected to ultrasonic welding energy.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
148 words
A bundling strap of the type whose ends are ultrasonically welded together to form a locked loop about a plurality of articles to be bundled the improvement comprising: a central body portion having a first edge and a second edge; at least one marginal strip coupled to one of said first and second edges; said marginal strip having an interior surface and an exterior surface, said exterior surface being positioned adjacent articles to be bundled; at least one energy directing means, one for each marginal strip and coupled to its associated marginal strip; said energy directing means contacting said marginal strip when a portion of said strip overlies a further portion of said strap after same has been looped about a plurality of articles to be bundled; said energy directing means forming a joint with said overlying marginal strip when said strap is subjected to ultrasonic welding energy.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A bundling strap as defined in claim 1, wherein said energy directing means is located on said marginal strip exterior surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A bundling strap as defined in claim 1, wherein said energy directing means is located on said marginal strip interior surface.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A bundling strap as defined in claim 1, wherein said marginal strip is joined to said central body portion at right angles thereto.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
153 words
A bundling strap as defined in claim 1, wherein there are two marginal strips, a first marginal strip coupled to said first edge of said central body portion and a second marginal strip coupled to said second edge of said central body portion; a first energy directing means being coupled to said first marginal strip and a second energy directing means being coupled to said second marginal strip; said first energy directing means contacting said first marginal strip and said second energy directing means contacting said second marginal strip when a portion of said strap overlies a further portion of said strap after same has been looped about a plurality of articles to be bundled; said first energy directing means forming a joint with said overlying first marginal strip and said second energy directing means forming a joint with said overlying second marginal strip when said strap is subjected to ultrasonic welding energy.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
A bundling strap as defined in claim 5, wherein said first and said second energy directing means are located on said exterior surfaces of said first and second marginal strips respectively.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A bundling strap as defined in claim 5, wherein said first and said second energy directing means are located on said interior surfaces of said first and second marginal strips respectively.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
A bundling strap as defined in claim 5, wherein said first and second marginal strips are joined to said central body portion at oblique angles to said central body portion.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
60 words
A bundling strap as defined in claim 5, wherein said central body portion is formed with a curvilinear cross section between said first and second edges thereof and said first and second marginal strips are joined to said first and second edges so as to provide extensions of said central portion along the curvilinear path of said central body portion.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
A bundling strap as defined in claim 5, wherein the free ends of said first and second marginal strips are joined to form said strap into a tubular member.
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