Patent ID: 6523228
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
A tie comprising:(a) a head which is shaped to include an elongated interior channel therethrough, said head comprising a bottom wall, a top wall, a first sidewall, a second sidewall, an outer end wall and an inner end wall, said elongated interior channel extending through said head from the bottom wall to the top wall, said head comprising a strap limiting stop and a locking tang which are both disposed to project into the elongated interior channel, the locking tang and the strap limiting stop being spaced adequately in from the bottom wall and the top wall, and (b) a strap having a first end and a second end, the first end being integrally formed onto said head, said strap being sized and shaped to be inserted into the elongated interior channel so said tie forms a closed loop, wherein increased insertion of said strap into the elongated interior channel decreases the size of the closed loop, said strap including a strap limiting projection formed thereon between the first end and the second end, wherein, with the tie formed into a closed loop, said strap limiting projection abuts against the stop formed in said head to limit further insertion of said strap into said head, (c) the portion of said strap from the strap limiting projection to the second end including a top surface and a bottom surface, the portion of said strap from said strap limiting projection to the second end being adapted to be engaged by said locking tang when said tie is formed into a closed loop, wherein an anti-tampering projection is integrally formed on the top surface of the portion of said strap between said strap limiting projection and the second end, (d) wherein, with the tie formed into a closed loop and with said strap limiting projection abutting against the stop formed in said head, said strap limiting projection is sized and shaped to substantially enclose the elongated interior channel of said head at the bottom end and said anti-tampering projection is sized and shaped to substantially enclose the interior channel at the top end of said head between said strap and the outer end wall.