Patent ID: 6202706
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
A cable tie installation tool for advancing and fastening an individual cable tie, having a strap and a strap locking head, around a bundle of elongated objects, comprising:a tensioning mechanism having a rotary driven member, adapted to develop tension in an individual cable tie, said rotary driven member comprising:a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge;a first row of radially extending teeth circumferentially disposed adjacent said first lateral edge of said rotary driven member;a second row of radially extending teeth circumferentially disposed adjacent said second lateral edge of said rotary driven member; anda recessed portion circumferentially disposed between said first and second rows of radially extending teeth; andsaid tensioning mechanism further comprises a driving element that engages said first row of teeth so as to cause said rotary driven member to rotate.