Patent ID: 8281461

Claim:
An improved button head tie for securing a bundle of elongate objects to a planar surface, the surface including an aperture, comprising a button head, the button head being a generally planar structure comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, and a generally rectangular-shaped aperture defined within it and extending through it, the aperture comprising opposing upper lead-in ramps extending inwardly and downwardly from the top surface of the button head and further comprising opposing lower lead-in ramps extending inwardly and upwardly from the bottom surface, the upper lead-in ramps and the lower lead-in ramps being tapered inwardly and meeting at opposing ramp peaks to create a point of constriction within the aperture, and a tie strap, the tie strap being a generally longitudinally-extending member that comprises a wedge, the wedge comprising opposing side walls, each of the opposing side walls further comprising an outwardly extending stand-off tab, the stand-off tab being positionable to temporarily rest the stand-off tab on the top surface of the button head to prevent the wedge from seating into the button head aperture, and a tab recess, the tab recess being defined within the wedge side wall and located above the stand-off tab, the stand-off tab further being deformable and designed to yield beyond its elastic limit, the tab recess being configured to receive the stand-off tab when the stand-off tab is deformed and bent upwardly as the stand-off tab yields beyond its elastic limit, and the tie strap further comprising an elongate portion extending from the wedge, wherein the button head aperture is configured and dimensioned to receive the tie strap within it, the elongate portion of the tie strap being configured to pass through the aperture and the tie strap wedge being configured to be positionable above the top surface of the button head when the stand-off tabs are not deformed and the tie strap wedge further being configured to be captured within the aperture to secure the bundle of elongate objects to the surface at the surface aperture as the wedge is pulled downwardly into the button head aperture and as the stand-off tabs yield beyond their elastic limit, deform and are received within the tab recesses.