A cable tie assembly includes a frame including an attachment portion adapted to be coupled to a connector and a head portion defining a plurality of apertures therethrough. The head portion includes a plurality of pawls. Each pawl is disposed within a corresponding aperture of the plurality of apertures. The cable tie assembly also includes a plurality of cable ties attached to and extending from the head portion of the frame. The plurality of cable ties are spaced apart from each other and bendable independently of each other. Each cable tie is adapted to be received through a corresponding aperture of the plurality of apertures. Further, each cable tie includes a plurality of teeth on a longitudinal surface thereof. Each tooth of the plurality of teeth is engageable with a corresponding pawl of the plurality of pawls.

A twist-tie dispensing assembly for dispensing of loose twist-ties in bulk form comprises a base defining a rear wall and an open front, wherein a flexible portion of the rear wall is configured to elastically deflect through a cut-out provided on the rear wall in a direction from the rear wall toward the open front. A box is mounted to the base, the box defining a back wall and a storage compartment configured to hold twist-ties, the back wall of the base defining a slot exposing the storage compartment to an exterior of the box, wherein the slot is configured to receive at least partially the flexible portion of the rear wall of the base from the exterior of the box toward the storage compartment when the box is mounted to the base.

A twist-tie dispensing assembly for dispensing of loose twist-ties in bulk form comprises a base defining a rear wall and an open front, wherein a flexible portion of the rear wall is configured to elastically deflect through a cut-out provided on the rear wall in a direction from the rear wall toward the open front. A box is mounted to the base, the box defining a back wall and a storage compartment configured to hold twist-ties, the back wall of the base defining a slot exposing the storage compartment to an exterior of the box, wherein the slot is configured to receive at least partially the flexible portion of the rear wall of the base from the exterior of the box toward the storage compartment when the box is mounted to the base.

A lid is secured to a food container with the aid of one or more handles that are mounted on the lid and/or the container. An elongated, flexible, flattened, stretchable strap overlies the lid and has a plurality of enlarged openings spaced apart along the strap. Two of the openings receive the one or more handles in a secured position.

A binding band includes a band portion, a through opening, a locking portion, a connecting portion, and an index portion. The band portion includes a plurality of locking teeth on one surface of the band portion. The band portion is to be inserted through the through opening. The through opening is disposed on one end of the band portion in a longitudinal direction of the band portion. The locking portion includes a tooth pawl configured to lock the locking teeth when the band portion is inserted through the through opening. The connecting portion protrudes from the locking portion in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the band portion. The index portion is disposed on the connecting portion.

A screw bunch includes a plurality of screws grouped together in a bunch with the enlarged head end of each screw toward a first end of the bunch and the pointed tip end of each screw toward a second end of the bunch. The screws are held together in the bunch by a band structure that extends around the bunch and that engages with the shanks of a multiplicity of the screws that are located along a perimeter of the bunch. The enlarged head ends of the screws are axially staggered. The band structure may be formed by a shrink wrap plastic band that can be separated from the bunch manually to enable individual retrieval of screws from the bunch for use. A method and machinery for production of the screw bunch is also provided.

A screw bunch includes a plurality of screws grouped together in a bunch with the enlarged head end of each screw toward a first end of the bunch and the pointed tip end of each screw toward a second end of the bunch. The screws are held together in the bunch by a band structure that extends around the bunch and that engages with the shanks of a multiplicity of the screws that are located along a perimeter of the bunch. The enlarged head ends of the screws are axially staggered. The band structure may be formed by a shrink wrap plastic band that can be separated from the bunch manually to enable individual retrieval of screws from the bunch for use. A method and machinery for production of the screw bunch is also provided.

A securing device (10) for securing a first object (320) relative to a second object (322) includes a device body (12) that is formed from a material so that the device body (12) exhibits elongation of greater than four hundred percent. The material that forms the device body (12) has (i) an average dielectric strength of greater than 200 volts per mil and less than 700 volts per mil at 75 degrees Fahrenheit, and (ii) an average breakdown voltage of greater than 30,000 volts and less than 60,000 volts at 75 degrees Fahrenheit. The device body (12) is also formed from the material so that the device body (12) exhibits a tensile strength of between four thousand five hundred kPa and nine thousand three hundred kPa. The material that forms the device body (12) can include thermoplastic elastomers, and can further include styrene.

A reusable packaging system for a gift, comprising: a decorative wrapping for wrapping around the gift so that the gift is concealed thereby, the decorative wrapping defining a plurality of mounting apertures; and a mount securable to the gift independently from the decorative wrapping, the mount being provided with a wrapping attachment insertable in each of the mounting apertures. The decorative wrapping is movable between attached and detached configurations. In the detached configuration, the decorative wrapping is detached from the mount. In the attached configuration, with the mount secured to the gift, the decorative wrapping is attached to the mount and encloses the gift, the decorative wrapping being secured to the wrapping attachment with the wrapping attachment inserted through at least some of the mounting apertures.

A zip tie that is assembled inside a channel within a bag's rim is implemented, in which the zip tie includes a slit to enable easy tearing thereof. The use of the slit lets users know that no one accessed the contents of their bag while also making it easy to access their food when it arrives from a deliverer. The zip tie includes a strap with teeth, a receptacle, and a strap end that can be inserted into the receptacle. The strap's teeth engage with the receptacle's tongue, in which the tongue prevents the teeth from advancing in the opposite (for removal) direction. The strap also includes a slit to facilitate the zip tie's easier dismantling when the strap is mated with the receptacle. The bag includes an exterior and an interior inside which is a receiving portion that receives food or other items.