Automatic tie gun
US5042535A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 20, 1990 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/1498
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tool for applying a flexible, one-piece plastics tie around a bundle of cables drives the tie tail-first from the tool where it is guided around the bundle so that upon completion of this step, the free end of the tail is spaced from but aligned with and directed towards an aperture through a head at the other end of the tail. A pushing element of the tool is then displaced to engage in a notch in an edge of the tail, to push the free end of the tail through the head, where it interlocks.
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