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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2023
Applicant:
Band-it-idex, Inc., Denver, CO (US);
Inventors:
Stephen C. Galante, Denver, CO (US);
Ryan M. Stoltz, Commerce City, CO (US);
Assignee:
Band-It-IDEX, Inc., Denver, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 2/08 (2006.01); B65B 13/02 (2006.01); B65B 13/22 (2006.01); B65D 63/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 2/08 (2013.01); B65B 13/025 (2013.01); B65B 13/22 (2013.01); B65D 63/08 (2013.01); F16B 2200/95 (2023.08);
Abstract
A buckle and a band for installation onto a workpiece are provided. The buckle includes a tension indicator for indicating when a desired tension on the band has been reached during installation. The tension indicator may be a visual indicator and may include two collapsible wings that are in a first position when untensioned and move to a second position when tensioned.