Claims
- 1. A method for transporting and readying an arrangement of fastening elements for processing with an associated plurality of cable ties, the arrangement of fastening elements having a pair of parallel strips and a plurality of fastening elements, each fastening element in the plurality of fastening elements removably attached to and disposed between the pair of parallel strips, the method comprising the steps of:for each fastening element in the plurality of fastening elements: feeding the pair of parallel strips along a predetermined path until one respective fastening element in the plurality of fastening elements is positioned correctly for processing with an associated cable tie in the plurality of cable ties; detaching one respective fastening element in the plurality of fastening elements from the pair of parallel strips and from the remaining fastening elements in the plurality of fastening elements; and positioning the one respective fastening element in the plurality of fastening elements for receiving one respective cable tie in the plurality of cable ties.
- 2. A method for manufacturing an arrangement of fastening elements, the arrangement of fastening elements used to facilitate the transport and positioning of each fastening element in the arrangement, the method comprising the steps of:molding the arrangement of fastening elements having a pair of parallel strips, each strip in the pair of parallel strips having an end portion; and a plurality of fastening elements having body and a head forming an aperture therein, the head extending from the body; each fastening element in the plurality of fastening elements disposed between the pair of parallel strips and removably attached to a respective strip in the pair of parallel strips; and opening the mold and removing the arrangement of fastening elements in such a way as to preserve the arrangement of fastening elements.
- 3. The method of claim 2, further comprising the steps of:after removing the arrangement of fastening elements from the mold, placing the end portion of each strip in the pair of parallel strips in the arrangement of fastening elements back in the mold; and molding a succeeding arrangement of fastening elements such that each end portion of each strip in the pair of parallel strips in the arrangement of fastening elements immovably joins to one respective strip in the pair of parallel strips in the succeeding arrangement of fastening elements.
- 4. The method of claim 3, further comprising the steps of:during the molding step for the arrangement of fastening elements, molding an end portion having a recess therein in each strip in the pair of parallel strips; during the step of placing an end portion of each strip in the parallel pair of strips in the arrangement of fastening elements back in the mold, placing the end portion having the recess therein in each strip in the parallel pair of strips back in the mold; and during the step of molding a succeeding arrangement of fastening elements, filling the recess of each end portion in the mold of each strip in the pair of parallel strips in the arrangement of fastening elements with a material whereby each end portion of each strip in the pair of parallel strips in the arrangement of fastening elements immovably joins to one respective strip in the pair of parallel strips in the succeeding arrangement of fastening elements.
- 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the material further comprises plastic.
- 6. The method of claim 2, wherein each strip in the pair of parallel strips further comprises a surface having a rack profile thereon.
Priority Claims (1)
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198 28 007 |
Jun 1998 |
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a divisional of U.S. Ser. No. 09/720,110, filed Dec. 18, 2000 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,467,650 which claims priority from PCT Application No. PCT/EP99/04145, filed Jun. 16, 1999, and German Application No. 198 28 007.6, filed Jun. 24, 1998, and are hereby incorporated by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention pertains to an arrangement of fastening elements for holding bundles retained by cable ties, as well as a process for arranging fastening elements in a row in which the cable ties are advantageously used for retaining bundles of cables, pipes and similarly elongated items. The locking components for the cable ties can be joined in one piece with their leader or designed as separate pieces which—as in the case of the binding device according to EPS 0 565 968—are connected to the ends drawn from a roll of continuous cable tie.
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