Patent ID: 7107654

Claim:
A tie strap assembly comprising: a flexible tie strap for encircling articles to be bound, said strap including attaching loop sections on opposite ends thereof, and a coupler device connecting to the loop sections of said strap, said coupler device comprising a coupler body including; an elongated shank, an enlarged head on one end of said shank comprising a closed ring having an open central area and an outer peripheral surface, a double hook at the opposite end portion of said shank, keeper arms extending laterally downwardly in opposite directions from said shank between said head and said double hook and including terminal ends closely adjacent the terminal ends of said double hook for guiding and restraining one loop section of said tie strap in engagement with said double hook, said head, said keeper arms and said double hook being substantially coplanar, and a boss protruding laterally from each of the opposite sides of the outer peripheral surface of the ring and positioned to restrain the other loop section of said tie strap in position in engagement therewith and the outer peripheral surface of said ring, whereby the open central area of said ring defines a structure for hanging the tie strap assembly and articles encircled thereby in a storage position.