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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Craig Graham, Eastman, GA (US);
Yoshiaki Hamada, Fort Lee, NJ (US);
Assignee:
YKK Corporation of America, Marietta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A44B 1/800 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A44B 1/800 ;
Abstract
A bundling strap for bundling objects is disclosed. The bundling strap has a generally trapezoidal shape and includes a first surface with loops and a second surface with hooks. The strap also have a narrow end and a wide end with an aperture. Methods of producing the strap are also disclosed. These methods includes laminating a sheet of hooks to a sheet of loops and either directly cutting the composite sheet into bundling straps and/or lining the hooks with a second sheet of loops and cutting the lined composite sheet into bundling straps.