Claims
- 1. A self-locking bundling tie for securement about an elongate article bundle comprising:
- an elongate bundling strap having a fixed termination end and a tail;
- a strap head engaged with said fixed termination end of said strap, said strap head including:
- (a) an elongate housing having an open tail accommodating end and an open opposed egressing end; and
- (b) an elongate insert having a first end insertably accommodated in said housing through said open tail accommodating end thereof, a second end and a central transverse opening intermediate said first and second ends for permitting passage of said strap tail therethrough and for loosely accommodating an intermediate portion of said strap therein;
- said insert being slidably insertable into said housing between at least two locking positions, said first locking position disposing said central opening exteriorly of said housing thereby permitting said loose accommodation of said intermediate portion of said strap and a second position disposing said opening interiorly of said housing to deform said strap adjacent said intermediate portion thereby securing said strap in said housing, said second end of said insert extending exteriorly of said housing in said second position, said second end of said insert defining a longitudinal end of said strap head beyond said tail accommodating end of said housing.
- 2. A bundling tie of claim 1 wherein in said second position said strap includes a folded portion adjacent said deformed portion so that said tail extends exteriorly of said housing through said tail accommodating end.
- 3. A bundling tie of claim 2 wherein said strap includes a transverse severing location adjacent said tail accommodating end of said housing.
- 4. A bundling tie of claim 3 wherein said transverse severing location is located inwardly of said second end of said insert.
- 5. A bundling tie of claim 3 wherein said second end of said insert provides a tool engagement surface for accommodating a tool for movement of said insert from said first position to said second position.
- 6. A method of bundling elongate articles comprising the steps of:
- providing an elongate metallic strap having a first end and a second tail end;
- providing a strap head attached to said first end of said strap, said head including an elongate housing having opposed open ends, said head supporting an elongate insert having a first end insertable into said housing and a second end, said insert further including a transverse opening therethrough disposed intermediate of said insert ends;
- encircling said articles transversely with said strap;
- inserting said tail of said strap through said opening in said insert so that said insert supports an intermediate extent of said strap;
- sliding said insert into said housing to insertably deform said strap in said housing at said intermediate extent thereof;
- locking said insert supporting said strap in said housing; and
- severing said strap tail from the remainder of the strap at a location between said insert opening and said second end.
- 7. A method of claim 6 wherein said strap is provided with said strap head attached to said first end of said strap.
- 8. A method of claim 6 wherein said severing step includes:
- repeatedly flexing said strap tail to sever said tail adjacent one end of said housing.
- 9. A method of claim 6 wherein said severing step is subsequent to said sliding step.
- 10. A method of claim 6 wherein said sliding step and said locking step are accomplished substantially simultaneously.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION:
The present application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 024,639 filed March 11, 1987, now U.S. Pat. 4,765,032; issued Aug. 23, 1988.
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