Patent ID: 8739387
Filing Date: 2014-06-03
Classification: B23P,B65D,F16B,F16L,Y02W,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of using a tie, the tie having a strip, which includes a tip, a connecting end opposite the tip and a plurality of teeth arranged on the strip between the tip and the connecting end, and a plurality of locking members, which are connected to the connecting end of the strip, each of the locking members including an opening for passage of the strip therethrough and a locking tab for engaging at least one of the teeth so as to allow the strip to move through the opening of a corresponding one of the locking members only in one direction, said method comprising the steps of: placing the tie around at least one object; passing the strip through the opening of a first one of the locking members in the one direction such that the tie wraps around the at least one object; and disconnecting the first one of the locking members from the connecting end of the strip while leaving at least another one of the locking members connected to the connecting end of the strip such that the tie can be reused for tying another object, the first one of the locking members being connected indirectly to the connecting end of the strip via the at least another one of the locking members prior to the performance of said disconnecting step.