Patent ID: 8282047

Claim:
A unitary plastic cable tie comprising: (a) a head having an outer end wall that includes a support surface, a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge and a second side edge, the head being shaped to include an elongated strap accepting channel, the strap accepting channel having a longitudinal axis, said head comprising a locking member which is disposed to project into the strap accepting channel; (b) a strap having a top surface, a bottom surface, a first end and a second end, the first end being formed onto said head, said strap being sized and shaped to be inserted into the strap accepting channel so said cable tie forms a closed loop, said strap being adapted to be engaged by said locking member when said cable tie is formed into a closed loop: and (c) an insert fastener formed onto the outer end wall of said head, said insert fastener having a rectangular footprint and comprising, (i) a pair of spaced apart, planar parallel arms extending orthogonally away from the outer end wall, one of the pair of planar parallel arms extending along the first side edge of the outer end wall and the other of the pair of planar parallel arms extending along the second side edge of the outer end wall, the planar parallel arms defining opposing sides of the rectangular footprint, (ii) a cross-member extending transversely across the free ends of the pair of planar parallel arms, and (iii) at most a first retention finger and a second retention finger, each of the first and second retention fingers being formed onto said cross-member and having a free end, the free ends of the first and second retention fingers extending outwardly away from each other, (iv) wherein said first and second retention fingers are offset and biased in opposite directions from one another, each retention finger capable of being displaced pivotally inward along an arcuate path which is substantially in parallel with the longitudinal axis of the strap accepting channel, each retention finger being orientated so as not to transect the arcuate path through which the other retention finger pivots (v) a first curved support tab formed onto the first side edge of the outer end wall and a second curved support tab formed onto the second side edge of the outer end wall, the first and second curved support tabs being separate from one another.