Patent ID: 7669293
Filing Date: 2010-03-02
Classification: F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A metal cable tie having a dent in geometric shape, comprising a metallic strap and a metallic locking head, said metallic strap having a first end and a second end opposite said first end, said metallic locking head being secured to said first end of said metallic strap and defined by a ceiling, a roof, a bottom wall connected to said roof and a pair of sidewalls to form a strap entry face and a strap exit face for receiving said second end of said metallic strap to form a closed ring-like structure, wherein said bottom wall having a longitudinal slit and an aperture in geometric shape connected to said longitudinal slit and disposed near said strap entry face; a retention means being further concavely disposed near said strap exit face of said metallic locking head and extending from said ceiling toward said strap exit face for captively holding a metallic roller means, said metallic roller means captively held by said metallic locking head being able to move between the area near said retention means near said strap exit face and a fixed position near said strap entry face when said metallic strap is lockingly engaged; the improvement comprising: said fixed position being near said first end of said metallic strap and formed by a dent in geometric shape as the locking position of said metallic roller means, wherein the depth of said dent in geometric shape is shallower than the depth of said metallic strap, and at least a part of said dent in geometric shape penetrates said metallic strap and forms a slot.