Patent ID: 9266653
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: B65D,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A flush cut tie device comprising: a tie having a first end and a second end; a channel coupled to said first end of said tie; a projection extending from a perimeter wall defining an interior of said channel wherein said projection is positioned in said interior of said channel; a plurality of ridges positioned in spaced relationship along a length of said tie wherein a selectable one of said ridges is engaged by said projection when said second end of said tie is extended through said channel wherein said projection prevents reverse motion of said tie to pull said second end back out of said channel; and a pair of grooves extending into opposite exterior faces of said perimeter wall defining said channel wherein said grooves are positioned for facilitating engagement of clippers to said channel by insertion of the clippers into the grooves and cutting an end portion of said channel and said tie from a main portion of said channel wherein a cut end of said tie is flush with said main portion of said channel when said end portion of said channel is clipped, said grooves being joined forming a single circumferential groove extending fully around said channel.