Patent ID: 6981528
Filing Date: 2006-01-03
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
1. A tool head for installation of a cable tie about a bundle of elongate articles, the tool head being adapted for use with a remote dispenser, cable tie bandolier and cable tie delivery hose of an automatic cable tie installation system, said cable tie including a head and an elongate tail extending therefrom, said tail having a width T, the tool head comprising: a housing; a jaw assembly for grasping and directing said cable tie about said articles; a tie passage communicating at one end with said cable tie delivery hose and at the other end with said jaw assembly whereby a cable tie supplied by said remote dispenser is delivered to said jaw assembly; a tie tensioning assembly for tensioning said cable tie, said tie tensioning assembly including a drive train and a pawl gear mechanism; and wherein said pawl gear mechanism includes a tension gear having at least one tail-engaging surface extending thereabout, said tail-engaging surface having a width R and defining a circumference C