Patent ID: 7832062

Claim:
A boot band comprising: a band that is formed in a ring shape in such a way that a first end of the band overlaps a second end so that the band can be wound around a member to which the band is to be fastened, an ear part that rises from an overlapping part of the first end which overlaps a part of the second end of the band and that is plastically deformable in the longitudinal direction of the band so as to fasten the band, engagement holes that are arranged on a first side of the ear part in the longitudinal direction of the overlapping part, and engagement claws that are arranged on an overlapped part of the second end and that can be engaged with the engagement holes, visual-monitoring means arranged in the overlapping part of the first end of the band for visually inspecting the overlapped part in relation to the overlapping part, and marker means, arranged with the visual-monitoring means, for indicating a reduction of a diameter of the band as a result of plastic deformation of the ear part, and for indicating an amount of fastening of the band, including indicating the amount of fastening of the band, as effected by the plastic deformation of the ear part, said amount of fastening of the band being represented by the amount of elongation of the band resulting from plastic deformation occurring at the weakest portion of the band; and wherein the visual-monitoring means and the marker means are positioned on a second side of the ear part.