Patent ID: 8161712

Claim:
An interlocking fluted strip for rotatably interlocking with adjacent interlocking fluted strips having similarly shaped socket and ball cross-sections to form a flexible wrap, the interlocking fluted strip comprising: a strip having a first end and a second end, the first end being opposite the second end; a socket cross-section located at the first end of the strip, the socket cross-section comprising an inner curved surface having a first diameter; and an arm cross-section located at the second end of the strip, the arm cross-section extending at an angle bent away from the second end of the strip; and, a ball cross-section extending from the arm cross-section, the ball cross-section comprising an outer curved surface having a second diameter, the second diameter of the outer curved surface of the ball cross-section being less than or approximately equal to the first diameter of the inner curved surface of the socket cross-section; and, wherein (1) the socket cross-section of the interlocking fluted strip is configured to rotatably interlock with a second ball cross-section of a second interlocking fluted strip, and (2) the ball cross-section of the interlocking fluted strip is configured to rotatably interlock with a third socket cross-section of a third interlocking fluted strip such that the interlocking fluted strip is rotatably interlocked with the second interlocking fluted strip and also rotatably interlocked with the third interlocking fluted strip to facilitate wrapping the resulting flexible wrap around an object.