Patent ID: 6513555
Filing Date: 2003-02-04
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
A method for automatically binding cable bundles, comprising:providing a cable tie having an elongated body terminating in a front end, the body having a surface with teeth defined thereon; providing a cable tie lock having a locking channel with a first end and a second end, the lock being configured to engage the teeth of the cable tie; feeding the front end of the cable tie in a first direction through the locking channel from the first end to the second end; feeding a portion of the body of the cable tie through the locking channel and wrapping the cable tie around the cable bundles; reinserting the front end of the cable tie into the lock; retracting the body of the cable tie back through the locking channel such that the cable tie is tensioned in a second direction opposite the first direction; stopping the retracting of the body of the cable tie such that the tension in the cable tie is removed at the first end of the locking channel; and cutting the cable tie adjacent the first end of the locking channel.