Patent ID: 8015671

Claim:
A plastic strap comprising: a leading edge and a trailing edge defining a length of the strap; a first outer edge and second outer edge defining a width of the strap; an upper surface and a lower surface defining a thickness of the strap; a first side panel disposed adjacent to the first outer edge and a second side panel disposed adjacent to the second outer edge; at least two ribs extending longitudinally from the leading edge of the strap to the trailing edge of the strap, wherein the at least two ribs are disposed between the first side panel and the second side panel; and an intermediate region between the at least two ribs, wherein the first side panel and the second side panel define a longitudinal plane of the strap wherein the thickness of the strap, across a cross-section of the strap, including the first and second side panels and the rib, is substantially constant, and wherein the ribs extend above and/or below the longitudinal plane of the strap, the first and second side panels being planar and wherein each the first side panel, the second side panel, the intermediate region and a juncture of each rib with its respective side panel and a juncture of each rib with the intermediate region is without openings or notches.