Patent ID: 6484367
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: B65D,F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
A cable tie, comprising:a strap including a first end and a free end; a locking head including a strap accepting channel in the head that divides the locking head into a first part and a second part, the strap accepting channel having a strap entry end and a strap exit end on opposite ends of a strap accepting channel axis, the first part of the locking head being secured to the first end of the strap along a strap attachment axis, the locking head further including a metal locking device receiving cavity adjacent to and open toward the strap exit end of the locking head and an extending wall located between the receiving cavity and the strap accepting channel; and a prebent metal locking device mounted within the metal locking device receiving cavity by having a fixed end mounted to the end wall of the locking head and oriented substantially parallel to the strap accepting channel axis, the metal locking device further including a free end angled at an acute angle relative to the strap accepting channel axis and extending into the strap accepting channel, the free end substantially resting upon a fulcrum point of the extending wall.