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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2001
Filed:
May. 17, 1999
George A. Jansen, Denver, CO (US);
Thomas M. Rotar, Thornton, CO (US);
Band-It-IDEX, Inc., Denver, CO (US);
Abstract
A tote assembly to package, store, carry and/or dispense a length of flexible banding material coiled therein is provided. The tote assembly is fabricated from at least two pieces, of the same or different width, that are connected to form a cavity to house a banding material having a defined width. The tote assembly may be connected by one or more post and receptacle connectors and multiple tote assemblies may be stacked by a dimple and depression arrangement. The tote assembly further may include a removable buckle container and a removable cutting tool. Also provided is a method of inserting the banding material directly into a closed tote assembly through a band opening and winding the banding material therewithin.