Patent ID: RE45090

Claim:
A cable tie, comprising: a strap including a first end forming a neck section including an angular bend of approximately 90°, a free end opposite the first end, and an intermediate section between the first end and the free end, the intermediate section having a predetermined width B and thickness T 1 defining a predetermined cross-sectional area; a cable tie head secured to the neck section of the strap at the first end of the strap, the cable tie head having a width E that is wider than strap width B and including a strap accepting channel containing a locking device, the strap accepting channel being sized to receive the free end of the strap, wherein the neck section has a width that transitions from the width B to a width E′ that is substantially the same as width E and a thickness T 2 that is thinner than T 1 , the neck section having a cross-sectional area that is at least substantially equal to the cross-sectional area of the intermediate section of the strap so as to have a tensile strength at least equal to a tensile strength of the intermediate section of the strap.