Patent ID: 8776322

Claim:
A twist tie device comprising: an elongated piece of shape-retaining deformable material; a cover covering the shape-retaining deformable material along a length of the elongated piece, the cover and the shape-retaining deformable material being bonded along their length; and an outer cover covering the cover, the outer cover bonded to the cover, wherein the cover has an interior surface, the cover being bonded to said elongated piece of shape-retaining deformable material along the entire interior surface of said cover, wherein the cover and the outer cover resist taking a permanent set due to being compressed or twisted, due to a bonded nature of the elongated piece, cover, and outer cover; and a break in the elongated piece is prevented from exiting the outer cover and the cover, due to the bonded nature of the elongated piece, cover, and outer cover.