Patent ID: 8474104

Claim:
A cable tie, including: an elongate member having at least a fastening end, and at least one lengthwise side that includes at least two teeth; and a binding head connected to the elongate member, the binding head being spaced apart from the fastening end along the length of the elongate member, wherein the binding head includes at least three openings for receiving a portion of at least one elongate member, the openings including: a first fastening opening for receiving the fastening end of a further elongate member, the further elongate member having at least a fastening end, and at least one lengthwise side that includes at least two teeth, the first fastening opening including a first fastening arrangement configured to cooperate with at least one of the teeth of the further elongate member to lock a portion of the further elongate member within the first fastening opening; a locking opening for receiving a locking end of the further elongate member, the locking end being an end of the further elongate member spaced apart from the fastening end of the further elongate member along the length of the further elongate member, the locking opening including a second fastening arrangement configured to cooperate with at least one of the teeth of the further elongate member to lock a portion of the further elongate member within the locking opening; and a second fastening opening for receiving the fastening end of the elongate member, the second fastening opening including a third fastening arrangement configured to cooperate with at least one of the teeth of the elongate member to lock a portion of the elongate member within the second fastening opening, and wherein the binding head is formed from two interconnected sub-heads, including: a first sub-head which includes the second fastening opening; and a second sub-head which includes the first fastening opening and the locking opening.