U.S. patent application number 11/048241 was filed with the patent office on 2006-08-03 for magnetic wrapping band.
Invention is credited to Chiu-Tien Huang.
Application Number | 20060168767 11/048241 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 36754932 |
Filed Date | 2006-08-03 |
United States Patent
Application |
20060168767 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Huang; Chiu-Tien |
August 3, 2006 |
Magnetic wrapping band
Abstract
The present invention relates to a magnetic wrapping band
comprising a head portion and a band portion extending from the
head portion, the head portion defined with a through hole and a
plurality of locking teeth, on a surface of the band portion being
arranged a plurality of locking grooves which are employed to
engage with the locking teeth, the magnetic wrapping band provided
with a magnetic iron. The magnetic iron can be used to fix an
object to be wrapped directly to a predetermined position.
Inventors: |
Huang; Chiu-Tien; (Pitou
Township, TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
CHARLES E. BAXLEY, ESQ.
90 JOHN STREET
THIRD FLOOR
NEW YORK
NY
10038
US
|
Family ID: |
36754932 |
Appl. No.: |
11/048241 |
Filed: |
February 1, 2005 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
24/16PB |
Current CPC
Class: |
Y10T 24/1498 20150115;
B65D 63/1027 20130101; B65D 2313/04 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
024/016.0PB |
International
Class: |
B65D 63/00 20060101
B65D063/00 |
Claims
1. A magnetic wrapping band comprising a head portion and a band
portion extending from the head portion, the head portion defined
with a through hole and a plurality of locking teeth, on a surface
of the band portion being arranged a plurality of locking grooves
which are employed to engage with the locking teeth, the magnetic
wrapping band provided with a magnetic iron.
2. The magnetic wrapping band as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
magnetic iron is located in the head portion of the magnetic
wrapping band.
3. The magnetic wrapping band as claimed in claim 2, wherein a
recess is formed in the head portion of the magnetic wrapping band
for accommodation of the magnetic iron.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a wrapping band, and more
particularly to a magnetic wrapping band.
[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Arts
[0004] Referring to FIG. 1, a conventional wrapping band 10 having
an elongated shape generally includes a head portion 11 and a band
portion 12 extending from the head portion 11. The head portion 11
is defined with a through hole 111 and a plurality of locking teeth
112 formed on the inner surface of the through hole 111. On a
surface of the band portion 12 are correspondingly arranged a
plurality of locking grooves 121. The band portion 12 is used to
wrap around an object and then inserted through the through hole
111, and the locking teeth 112 of the head portion 11 are engaged
with the locking grooves 121 of the band portion 12, thus different
objects can be gathered together easily and quickly. However, this
conventional wrapping band 10 still has some defects that need to
be improved:
[0005] First, as shown in FIG. 2, the conventional wrapping band 10
is usually used to bundle wires 20 together, however, since there
is no any positioning structure on the wrapping band 10, the bundle
wires 20 cannot be positioned and may be bent to a certain degree,
this could adversely affect the aesthetic appearance.
[0006] Second, it is inconvenient to use this wrapping band, since
the user has to fix an end (normally the head portion) of the
wrapping band to the objects with one hand, while binding the band
around the objects and inserting it through the through hole of the
head portion with another hand.
[0007] Third, the conventional wrapping band is simply used to
bundle separate objects together, and it is almost useless when it
is wrapped around a single object.
[0008] FIG. 3 shows another type of conventional wrapping band 30
which also comprises a head portion 31 and a band portion extended
from the head portion 31. The difference is that on a side surface
of the band portion 32 are defined a plurality of locking holes 321
instead of locking teeth, and this wrapping band 30 also has the
same defects as that of the previously mentioned wrapping band.
[0009] The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate
the afore-described disadvantages.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0010] The primary objective of the present invention is to provide
a magnetic wrapping band having a magnetic iron which can be used
to fix an object to be wrapped directly to a predetermined
position, thus improving the functionality of the wrapping
band.
[0011] The secondary objective of the present invention is to
provide a magnetic wrapping band which can wrap an object more
conveniently.
[0012] Another objective of the present invention is to provide a
magnetic wrapping band which can be used to wrap a single object
and position it to a predetermined position, thus improving the
applicability of the wrapping band.
[0013] A magnetic wrapping band provided in accordance with the
present invention comprises a head portion and a band portion
extending from the head portion, the head portion is defined with a
through hole and a plurality of locking teeth, on a surface of the
band portion are arranged a plurality of locking grooves which are
employed to engage with the locking teeth, the magnetic wrapping
band is provided with a magnetic iron
[0014] The present invention will become more obvious from the
following description when taken in connection with the
accompanying drawings, which show, for purpose of illustrations
only, the preferred embodiments in accordance with the present
invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0015] FIG. 1 shows a conventional wrapping band;
[0016] FIG. 2 shows an application of the conventional wrapping
band;
[0017] FIG. 3 shows another conventional wrapping band;
[0018] FIG. 4 is an exploded view of a magnetic wrapping band in
accordance with the present invention;
[0019] FIG. 5 is an operational view of a magnetic wrapping band in
accordance with the present invention;
[0020] FIG. 6 shows the magnetic wrapping band being used to wrap
wires;
[0021] FIG. 7 shows the wrapped wires are positioned to a magnetic
object;
[0022] FIG. 8 shows the magnetic wrapping band before the magnetic
objects are wrapped;
[0023] FIG. 9 shows the magnetic wrapping band after the magnetic
objects are wrapped;
[0024] FIG. 10 shows the magnetic wrapping band used to wrap a
single object.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0025] Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, a magnetic wrapping band 40 in
accordance with an embodiment of the present invention is shown and
includes a head portion 41 and a band portion 42 extending from the
head portion 41. The head portion 41 is defined with a through hole
411 and a plurality of locking teeth 412 formed on the inner
surface of the through hole 411. On a surface of the band portion
42 are arranged a plurality of locking grooves 421 which are
employed to engage with the locking teeth 412. The characteristic
of this invention is that the wrapping band 40 is provided with a
magnetic iron 50 which is received in a recess 413 in the head
portion 41, and the magnetic iron 50 partially projects out of the
recess 413.
[0026] The wires 60 may still be slightly bent, as shown in FIG. 6,
after being bundled by the wrapping band 40, however, the user can
straighten the wires 60 and fix it to a magnetic object by virtue
of the magnetic iron 50, as shown in FIG. 7, thus improving the
aesthetic appearance of the wires 60.
[0027] On the other hand, if the object to be wrapped is magnetic,
such as iron tubes, the magnetic iron 50 on the wrapping band 40
can be used to attach the head portion 41 directly to the iron
tubes 70, as shown in FIG. 8, and then the band portion 42 is
bounded around the iron tubes 70 and inserted through the through
hole 411 of the head portion 41, as shown in FIG. 9.
[0028] Referring to FIG. 10, when the magnetic wrap is used to wrap
an independent object, such as a hand tool 81, the magnetic iron 50
can be used to attach the hand tool 81 to a predetermined position,
for example, on a display card 82, so that the hand tool 81 can be
displayed arbitrarily on the display card 82 as required.
[0029] While we have shown and described various embodiments in
accordance with the present invention, it should be clear to those
skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without
departing from the scope of the present invention.
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