Patent ID: 6530126
Filing Date: 2003-03-11
Classification: B65D,F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
A cable tie having an anchored metal locking device, comprising:a strap including a first end and a free end; a locking head secured to the first end of the strap, the locking head defining a strap accepting channel in the head having a strap entry end and a strap exit end, 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 a metal locking device mounted through the metal locking device receiving cavity into a mounting slot, the mounting slot having an inner support wall and outer support wall, the metal locking device having a free end positioned within the strap accepting channel and a fixed end having at least one bent tang protruding outwardly from a surface of the metal locking device, wherein the fixed end having the at least one bent tang is insertable into the mounting slot and upon such insertion the inner support surface of the mounting slot resiliently urges at least a protruding edge of the at least one bent tang against the outer support surface to anchor the metal locking device within said mounting slot and resist withdrawal of the metal locking device in a direction towards the exit end of the strap accepting channel.