Patent ID: 7730592

Claim:
A one-piece cable tie having a hybrid locking mechanism, comprising: an elongated strap having a tail at one end thereof, the strap having two major surfaces and a thickness defined therebetween with each of the major surfaces being of a predetermined width and having a series of teeth extending over a substantial length of the strap; a cable tie head attached to an opposite end of the elongated strap, the cable tie head having a body defining a strap ingress, a strap egress and an internal passageway therebetween of a height and width sufficient to receive the tail and elongated strap therethrough with a predefined passline clearance gap; a hinged locking wedge hingedly mounted to the cable tie head and having at least one locking tooth received in the internal passageway adjacent a top or bottom periphery of the passageway for hinged engagement with at least one corresponding tooth on a first of the two major surfaces of the elongated strap; and a fixed locking wedge mounted to the cable tie head and having at least one locking tooth received in the internal passageway adjacent a bottom or top periphery of the passageway opposite the hinged locking wedge for engagement with at least one corresponding tooth on a second of the two major surfaces of the elongated strap, wherein the fixed locking wedge is completely non-overlapping from the hinged locking wedge along a longitudinal axis of the internal passageway.