Patent ID: 8015672

Claim:
A tightening band where both end sections of a metal strip band member are overlapped and temporarily held with the tightening band in a ring shape and a diameter of the band member can be reduced by using a tool to pull together inner and outer pulling claws formed on an inner band section and an outer band section so as to protrude outward, wherein an upright portion formed so as to be erected outward, a stopper receiving hole, and a fixing claw are provided in that order from an end section on a part of the inner band section that overlaps the outer band section, a fixing hole, a tab stopper formed so that a tip thereof is inclined toward the inner band section, and an elongated hole that guides movement of the upright portion are provided in that order from an end section on a part of the outer band section that overlaps the inner band section, the upright portion of the inner band section is inserted into the elongated hole in the outer band section and the tab stopper of the outer band section is inserted in a cutout hole on a base end side of the upright portion so that the band member is temporarily held in a ring shape, and the inner and outer pulling claws are pulled together to cause the fixing hole in the outer band section to engage the fixing claw of the inner band section and the tab stopper to engage the stopper receiving hole, thereby fixing the band member in a state where the diameter is reduced.