Patent ID: 7681844
Filing Date: 2010-03-23
Classification: F16L,H02G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. Tie for elongated objects comprising: an elongated flexible strap with multiple retaining elements arranged one behind the other in the longitudinal direction of the strap, a retaining head at one end of the strap, said retaining head having a retaining region to accommodate a T-stud located on a supporting part and also having a locking region with a locking channel for accommodating the flexible strap and with a retaining member that cooperates with the retaining elements to secure the flexible strap in the locking channel, wherein the retaining region and the locking region of the retaining head are located adjacent to one another side-by-side with respect to an underside to face a supporting part, and their top side forms a contact surface extending over the retaining region and the locking region, wherein the flexible strap is fastened to the locking region of the retaining head on one side of the contact surface and an entry opening of the locking channel is located on an opposite side of the contact surface, and wherein the retaining region is U-shaped and has an elastic latching finger with a free end that projects into an entry opening of the U-shaped retaining region and is constructed such that the latching finger can be displaced from the entry opening by a stud when the latter is inserted into the U-shaped retaining region, and such that the latching finger holds the head of the T-stud in place in the U-shaped retaining region.