Cable tie
US5675870A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 1, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/153
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A one piece cable tie for forming a plurality of objects such as cables into a bundle. The cable tie includes an elongated flexible strap having a top planar surface, a bottom planar surface, a first end and a second end. The strap further includes a plurality of raised teeth spaced along its length. A locking head is integrally formed to the first end of the strap. The locking head includes a top surface, a bottom surface and a strap accepting channel having an entrance end, an exit end, an inner end wall and an outer end wall. A flexible pawl is integrally connected to the outer end wall of the locking head and extends into the strap accepting channel. The flexible pawl is capable of flexion towards the exit end of the strap accepting channel. In use, after the second end of the strap has been inserted through the strap accepting channel and drawn around a bundle and the insertion force is thereafter relaxed, the stored pressure of the bundle by virtue of its configuration pivots the strap causing the flexible pawl to engage with the back surface of one of the teeth to lock the strap in place. While in a pivoted position, the strap may be further advanced through the strap accept…
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