Aspects disclosed herein relate to forming on a substrate fastener elements suitable for use in touch fastener by employing vibration forming methods. The processes described provide for a greater flexibility in manufacturing than prior methods and overcome certain limitations in prior forming techniques. Further, the product made can embody a variety of different configurations suitable for a given application. Employing vibration forming methods, such as ultrasonic forming methods, allows for the use of a wider variety of substrate material than materials used with convention methods of touch fastener formation.

The invention relates to a strapping device for strapping packaged goods with a strapping band, said strapping device being provided with a connecting device (5) designed as an ultrasonic welding device (9) in order to form a closure. The ultrasonic welding device (9) is provided with a sonotrode device (13) to which ultrasound generated by an ultrasound converter (10) can be transmitted, and the sonotrode device (13) has a contact surface (21, 24) in a provided region which contacts the strapping band. The contact surface is designed to contact a surface of the strapping band, and the sonotrode device (13) is designed to produce ultrasonic vibrations by means of the contact surface. The aim of the invention is to allow a more compact design for such strapping devices. This is achieved in that the contact surface (21, 24) of the sonotrode (11) is aligned at an angle which deviates from a right angle relative to the provided vibration direction of the sonotrode (11).

Provided is an improved rubber band for mounting an electronic device body on a body. In a rubber band and in a method for manufacturing a rubber band, a resin plate having a plurality of resin holes is inserted between an outer-surface mold and a back mold to form a first outer sheath 6a on a surface of the resin plate. Subsequently, the resin plate on which the first outer sheath 6a is formed is inserted between the outer-surface mold 8a and an inner-surface mold to form a second outer sheath on a back surface of the resin plate.

A reinforced cable tie generally includes an elongate strap, a head attached to a first end of the strap and a continuous fiber reinforcement disposed in and extending substantially continuously along a path defining at least one of the strap and the head. The head has one or more apertures formed therein and a locking device disposed in the aperture of the head. The locking device is configured to permit a second end of the strap opposite the head to be inserted through the head aperture in a first direction and is further configured to prevent movement of the second end of the strap from the head aperture in a second direction opposite the first direction.

The invention relates to a method for producing strapping. A strapping band (4) is first guided about at least one packaging piece, tightened, and equipped with a closure at band ends (4a, 4b) to be connected in a closure unit (1). Furthermore, at least one sensor (7) connected to a control unit (8) is provided in the closure unit (1). One or more closure parameters are detected by means of the control unit (8) using the sensor (7), and the closure unit (1) is correspondingly actuated. According to the invention, the sensor (7) is designed as a load cell (7) which is let into a compression ram (6a, 6b) of the closure unit (1).

There are provided a holding strap, methods of making the same, and methods using such holding strap for tying down objects on a flatbed of a vehicle, retaining underground tanks, or lifting electrodes out of an electrolytic cell. The holding strap includes a chemically pre-treated strap component, an epoxy resin chemically bonded to the pre-treated strap component, and a hook component comprising a cavity that is configured and sized to receive at least a portion of the strap component, the epoxy resin being chemically bonded to internal surfaces of the cavity, so as to form the holding strap.

A piece of jewellery made from elastomer composite material, wherein the elastomer composite material includes a matrix made of elastomer in which between 0.5% and 4% by mass of cellulose fibres, between 0 and 2% by mass of an antibacterial additive, between 0 and 5% by mass of thermally conductive fillers, between 0 and 1% by mass of anti-odour agents, and between 0 and 1% by mass of silica are dispersed.

A head-mounted-display strap assembly may include a flexible lining member having (1) a head-contact layer positioned to abut a head portion of a user, (2) a mounting layer overlapping the head-contact layer, the mounting layer defining a wiring channel, and (3) a mesh layer disposed between the head-contact layer and the mounting layer such that a portion of the mesh layer overlaps the wiring channel. A method may include (1) attaching a head-contact layer for a head-mounted-display strap assembly to a mesh layer and (2) attaching a mounting layer to the mesh layer such that the mesh layer is disposed between the head-contact layer and the mounting layer the mounting layer defining a wiring channel, and a portion of the mesh layer overlapping the wiring channel. Various other head-mounted-display strap assemblies, head-mounted-display systems, and methods are also disclosed.

A holder includes a body, the body having a first and second receiver and a first and second cylindrical holder. The holder further includes a tie comprised of an elongated piece of shape-retaining deformable material and a cover covering the shape-retaining deformable material along the length of the elongated piece. The covering and the shape-retaining deformable material are bonded along their length. A first portion of the tie passes through the first cylindrical holder. A second portion of the tie passes through the second cylindrical holder, such that a loop is formed between the body and the tie, stretching from the first cylindrical holder to the second cylindrical holder.

A binding machine comprising: a feeding device for feeding a binding element (3) in the form of a wire or strap in a loop around one or more objects to be bound and subsequently retracting the binding element to draw it tightly around said objects; and a laser welding device for forming a welded joint between a section at the leading end of the binding element and an adjoining section at the trailing end of the part (3a) of the binding element fed in a loop around said objects to thereby secure this part of the binding element in a loop around the objects. The laser welding device is configured to apply an identification marking on an outer surface of the binding element by means of a laser beam (14) emitted from a laser welding head of the laser welding device.