Staple and connecting staple

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12055170-B2
Application number	US-202017602739-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 17, 2020
Priority date	Apr 9, 2019
Publication date	Aug 6, 2024
Grant date	Aug 6, 2024

Abstract

A staple holds and binds two portions on both sides of a cord wound around to-be-bound object. This staple is provided with a pair of leg parts and a crown part connecting the pair of leg parts. The crown part is formed with a mountain portion bent inwardly.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A staple for holding and binding two portions on both sides of a cord wound around a to-be-bound object, the staple comprising:
a pair of leg parts, and
a crown part connecting the pair of leg parts,
wherein the crown part has first holding portions each continuing to each of the pair of leg parts and formed linearly, and a mountain portion provided between the first holding portions and bent so as to protrude inwardly,
wherein the pair of leg parts has second holding portions continuing from both ends of the crown part and formed linearly, and introduction portions continuing to the second holding portions and expanded toward tip end directions,
wherein leg-bent portions are each provided between the first holding portions and the second holding portions, and
wherein the first holding portions and the second holding portions have a shape bent at an acute angle at the leg-bent portions to face each other.

2. The staple according to claim 1 , wherein tip ends of the leg parts are provided with the introduction portions that are expanded toward tip end directions.

3. The staple according to claim 1 , wherein the mountain portion is formed by bending a middle portion of the crown part at a right angle or an obtuse angle.

4. The staple according to claim 1 , wherein the mountain portion is formed by bending a middle portion of the crown part at an angle of 90° to 130°.

5. The staple according to claim 1 , wherein the crown part has a pair of the first holding portions,
wherein each of the pair of leg parts has the second holding portion,
wherein the pair of the first holding portions of the crown part connects the mountain portion of the crown part and the pair of leg parts, and
wherein the second holding portions of the pair of leg parts continue to the pair of the first holding portions of the crown part.

6. The staple according to claim 1 , wherein a curvature radius on an inner side of each of the leg-bent portions is smaller than a diameter of the cord.

7. The staple according to claim 1 , wherein each of the pair of leg parts has the introduction portion, and
wherein an angle between the introduction portion on one side and the introduction portion on the other side does not exceed 180°.

8. The staple according to claim 1 , wherein the crown part has a pair of the first holding portions,
wherein each of the pair of leg parts has the second holding portion,
wherein the pair of the first holding portions of the crown part connects the mountain portion of the crown part and the pair of leg parts,
wherein the second holding portions of the pair of leg parts continue to the pair of the first holding portions of the crown part,
wherein tip ends of the leg parts are provided with introduction portions that are expanded toward tip end directions, and
wherein a tip end-bent portion bent at an obtuse angle toward an inner side is provided between the second holding portion and the introduction portion.

9. A connecting staple having a plurality of the staples connected to each other according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Max Co Ltd

Inventors

• Taguchi Satoshi

Classifications

• F16B2/26

  of pliable, non-resilient material, e.g. plant tie · CPC title

• F16B7/0433

  for rods or tubes being in parallel relationship · CPC title

• F16B15/0015 Primary

  Staples · CPC title

• F16B2/08

  using bands · CPC title

• F16B15/08

  formed in integral series but easily separable · CPC title