Patent ID: 6532631
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: B65D,F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
A cable tie for bundling together a plurality of elongated objects, said cable tie comprising:an elongated flexible strap having opposing ends; a locking head defining first and second strap passageways separated by a center wall therebetween, each of said passageways having an inlet end and an outlet end; and first and second locking devices, said first locking device being mounted to said locking head on a first side of said center wall and at least partially extending within said first passageway and said second device being mounted to said locking head on a second side of said center wall and at least partially within said second passageway, said locking device being configured and oriented relative to said respective passageways so as to permit said ends of said strap to be inserted into said inlet ends of said passageways, and threaded through said passageways, such that said ends emerge from said outlet ends of said passageways, said locking devices being unidirectional so as to prevent said strap ends from being pulled back through said respective passageways in a direction moving from said outlet ends back toward said inlet ends; wherein said first locking device is generally resilient and a portion of said first locking device is embedded within said locking head on said first side of said center wall such that the remaining unembedded portion of said first locking device is resiliently cantilevered from said embedded portion thereof, said unembedded cantilevered portion at least partially obstructing said first passageway; wherein said second locking device is generally resilient and a portion of said second locking device is embedded within said locking head on said second side of said center wall such that the remaining unembedded portion of said second locking device is resiliently cantilevered from said embedded portion thereof, said unembedded cantilevered portion at least partially obstructing said second passageway; and wherein said first locking device is generally T-shaped, having a broad portion and a narrow portion.