Patent ID: 6550723
Filing Date: 2003-04-22
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
A cable tie, comprising:a strap having first and second ends; a head disposed on the first end, said head having a slot for receiving the second end so as to form the strap into a loop, said head further having means for securing the second end of said strap so as to retain the strap in the form of the loop; and means connected to said head for engaging with a holding member when said means for engaging is pushed in a first direction, said means for engaging freely releasing the holding member when said means for engaging is pulled in a second direction opposite to the first direction, wherein said means for engaging allows the cable tie to be repeatedly attached to, and removed from, the holding member while said strap is retained in the form of the loop, wherein said means for engaging includes two legs joined together and being adapted to receive the holding member therebetween, and wherein the slot extends through the head, and wherein said legs extend essentially perpendicular to a direction in which the slot extends.