Patent ID: 7231944

Claim:
A tension and anti-recoil mechanism connected to a tool handle of a cable tie tool, the tool handle having a barrel and a grip depending therefrom, said tension and anti-recoil mechanism comprising: a one-piece cutter actuator having an internal longitudinal pathway for longitudinal displacement of a pull rod therein, said cutter actuator being supported in the barrel for longitudinal displacement therein, said cutter actuator having an upwardly opening longitudinal forward slot; and a tension limiting mechanism supported in the barrel and longitudinally fixed relative to the barrel, said tension limiting mechanism being coupled to said cutter actuator and located outward thereof between the front and rear ends of said cutter actuator, said tension limiting mechanism applying a retaining force to said cutter actuator in a transverse direction relative to said cutter actuator to resist longitudinal displacement of said cutter actuator relative to the barrel.