Patent ID: 7882598
Filing Date: 2011-02-08
Classification: B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of securing a fastener around at least one object, the fastener comprising: a band having a first and a second end and teeth provided on at least the first end; and a head for holding the band in a closed loop, the head having an inner face configured to be directed towards the inside of the loop when formed and an outer face opposed to the inner face; wherein the method comprises: engaging the second end of the band with the head, if it is not already so engaged; forming the band into a loop; passing the first end of the band into a passageway that is formed in the head and that includes at least one tooth and engaging the said at least one tooth with the teeth on the first end of the band, passing the first end of the band into a chamber in the head located at one end of the passageway, wherein the chamber has an opening that is formed in the outer face of the head, and engaging, through the opening in the outer face of the head, a leading part of the first end of the band and pulling the first end of the band through the passageway to tighten the band on the at least one object, wherein the leading part of the first end of the band is accommodated in the chamber when the band has been tightened and the head is so configured that the first and second ends of the band, when secured to the head, are such that they are positioned side-by-side with each other and within the head.