Waistband clasp
The waistband clasp is a work tool used by postmen . It is a roughly one meter long, strong thread that is firmly connected at one end to the clasp, a round plastic plate 2.5 centimeters in diameter and six millimeters thick, notched in the outer edge by several millimeters, and to prevent it from fraying , at the loose end is provided with needles made of plastic film like a shoelace .
Before delivery, the postman divides the mail from his district, sorted according to delivery order, into manageable bundles of letters , which he then tied together with waistbands by wrapping the string tightly around the waistband and then fixing it by winding the loose end around the notched plate. Such a waistband is properly tied and can still be opened again with just one pull.
In the meantime, the waistband clasp has largely been replaced by the rubber band .
literature
- Ewald Anwander: Preparation and delivery procedures for letter and parcel delivery to postal customers and the necessary components: distribution locker; Delivery boxes; Roller pallets for boxes; Transport aid; Delivery trolley; Transport wheel (two or more wheels); Container cover for boxes; Canopy (weather protection) for transport bikes and bicycles , patent application dated October 2, 1997 (description of the work preparation of a postman)
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Handheld dictionary of postal services
- 2nd Edition; Article: "Waistband and bag closing"; Pp. 196-197
- 3. Edition; Article: "Waistband and bag closures and accessories"; Pp. 445-447
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dosafa. 100 years of the Dortmund bag factory Otto Sticht (PDF; 1.6 MB), p. 39.