Patent ID: 6186451
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: B60R,F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
A cable tie for securing an automotive connector to a cable of a harness, the automotive connector being electrically connected to at least one wire in said harness, said automotive connector having a pair of rails which together form a track therebetween, said automotive connector having a projection formed between the pair of rails, said cable tie comprising:(a). an elongated flexible strap having a first end and a second end,(b). a locking head integrally formed on the first end of said strap, said locking head being adapted to cooperate with said strap to form a loop around the cable, and(c). a fastener coupled to said strap, said fastener comprising a locking tab and a neck, said neck projecting perpendicularly up from said strap, said locking tab being formed onto the free end of the neck and extending perpendicularly across the longitudinal axis of said strap, the locking tab including a pair of openings, one opening being formed on each end of the locking tab.