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Plastic handcuffs (also called PlastiCuffs, FlexiCuffs, zip cuffs, flex cuffs or Double Cuffs) are a form of physical restraint for the hands made of plastic straps. They function as handcuffs but are cheaper and easier to carry than metal handcuffs, and they cannot be reused. The device was first introduced in 1965. [1]
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Handcuffs are restraint devices. Handcuff or Handcuffs may also refer to: Plastic handcuffs, a restraint made with plastic straps; Handcuff cover, a piece of metal that can be placed around the handcuffs; Handcuffs, a 1969 film by Krsto Papić "Handcuffs" (Togetherness), a 2015 episode from this television series; Handcuff knot, a knot having ...
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Plastic handcuffs are based on the cable tie design and are used by law enforcement to restrain prisoners. [4] Cable ties are also sometimes used to prevent hubcaps (also known as wheel trims) from falling off a moving vehicle, and some are sold specifically for this purpose. [ 5 ]
Sometimes two pairs of handcuffs are needed to restrain a person with an exceptionally large waistline because the hands cannot be brought close enough together; in this case, one cuff on one pair of handcuffs is handcuffed to one of the cuffs on the other pair, and then the remaining open handcuff on each pair is applied to the person's wrists.