Patent ID: 8037579

Claim:
A sleeve adapted to be placed over a cable tie, in which the cable tie comprises an elongated flexible strap, the sleeve comprising: an elongated body defining a generally parallelepiped external shape and an open-ended, rectangular-shaped longitudinal cavity that is sized and shaped to accept the strap, so that the sleeve can be engaged along the length of the strap, the elongated body comprising two parallel sidewalls, each sidewall having a rectangular shape and defining a top edge and an opposing bottom edge, a top wall coupled to the top edges of both of the sidewalls and perpendicular to the sidewalls, wherein the top wall comprises at least two spaced top straps, and a bottom wall coupled to the bottom edges of both of the sidewalls and perpendicular to the sidewalls; and a pair of spaced protrusions, where each protrusion protrudes from the top wall and comprises a protruding wall that is perpendicular to the top wall such that the protruding walls are parallel to each other so as to define a receiving recess located between the protruding walls.