Patent ID: 8146212

Claim:
A device for binding at least one item, comprising: a length of band material having a first end portion and a second end portion, said second end portion shaped to form a loop that receives a locking member said loop comprising: a first length of band material; a second length of band material, which is substantially parallel to and spaced from said first length of band material, a third length of band material that interconnects said first length of band material and said second length of band material; a fourth length of band material that extends from an end of said second length of band material to a point adjacent to said first length of band material; wherein said locking member is positioned in an interior space defined by said first length of band material, said second length of band material, said third length of band material, and said fourth length of band material; and a protrusion formed in said fourth length of band material that extends into said interior space.