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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2017
Applicant:
Nite Ize, Inc., Boulder, CO (US);
Inventor:
Daniel J. Martinson, Medina, MN (US);
Assignee:
NITE IZE, INC., Boulder, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 63/10 (2006.01); B65B 13/02 (2006.01); B65D 63/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 63/109 (2013.01); B65B 13/02 (2013.01); B65D 63/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for securing items includes a twist tie and a stretchable end for the twist tie, the stretchable end molded around the twist tie. The stretchable end includes an aperture, a narrow slit in the stretchable end. In one configuration, the aperture may stretch wider and longer than a starting shape. The stretchable end is made of Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE) and has a durometer between 30 and 100 shore A.