Patent ID: 7513017

Claim:
An adjustable bundling device comprising: a cord made from a flexible material and including a plurality of protrusions that extend over at least a portion of the cord, at least one of the protrusions covering the entire circumference of the cord; and a cavity having a plurality of protrusions, said cavity being operable to frictionally hold said flexible cord for releasable cinching of said flexible cord around at least one object, the longitudinal axis of said cavity being substantially aligned with said flexible cord and extending in a direction substantially parallel to the axis of the flexible cord when said flexible cord is extended, the cavity further comprising a first and second flexible edge defining the cavity opening and operable to receive the cord into the cavity, the first and second flexible edges also being operable to substantially encase the flexible cord, and the plurality of protrusions in said cavity do not fully cover the interior surface of the cavity.