Patent ID: 7281302
Filing Date: 2007-10-16
Classification: B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A cable tie, comprising: an elongated tongue with two ends and two broad sides; a tip at one end of the tongue; a set of ratchet teeth extending along at least one broad side of the tongue; a locking head at the other end of the tongue, the locking head having a plurality of sides defining an opening for receiving the tip of the tongue, and a movable pawl that is hinged at a first side of the locking head, with a second side of the locking head defining an abutment wall that is across the opening from the pawl, and wherein the pawl engages with one or more of the ratchet teeth when the tongue has been inserted through the opening with the set of ratchet teeth facing the pawl; the locking head further defining a thinned region substantially centered along a third side of the locking head, the thinned region in non-contacting relation with the first side and the second side of the locking head; and a user-graspable lever mechanically coupled to the thinned region, wherein the thinned region can be torn by manipulation of the lever.