Patent ID: 7469946

Claim:
A system for securing an elongate article and a second adjacent article, said system comprising: a first elongate tie having a length of at least 10 inches and a diameter between about 0.5 inch and about 2.5 inches, the first elongate tie comprising a first strip of flexible wire enclosed within a first flexible foam member along the length of the first elongate tie, wherein the first flexible foam member is co-extruded onto the first strip of flexible wire so that the first flexible foam member abuts the first strip of flexible wire, a second elongate tie having a length of at least 10 inches and a diameter between about 0.5 inch and about 2.5 inches, the second elongate tie comprising a second strip of flexible wire enclosed within a second flexible foam member along the length of the second elongate tie, wherein the second flexible foam member is co-extruded onto the second strip of flexible wire so that the second flexible foam member abuts the second strip of flexible wire, wherein said first elongate tie and said second elongate tie each have a degree of rigidity so as to retain its form when bent or straightened and each are operable to wrap around an elongate article and a second adjacent article to secure said articles together.