Patent ID: 7775484

Claim:
A cable tie adapted to be coupled to an electrical connector, the cable tie comprising: (a) a head shaped to include a front surface, a rear surface, a right side surface, a left side surface, a top surface and a bottom surface that together at least partially define a strap accepting channel, the head comprising a locking member which is disposed to project into the strap accepting channel; (b) a strap formed onto the bottom surface of the head, the strap being sized and shaped to be both inserted into the strap accepting channel and engaged by the locking member; and (c) a fastener coupled to the top surface of the head, the fastener comprising, (i) a platform shaped to include an outer wall and an inner wall, the inner end wall extending generally in parallel with the top surface of the head, and (ii) a rigid, non-movable engagement tooth formed on the outer wall of the platform and projecting outwardly therefrom away from the head, (iii) wherein the platform is shaped to define a transverse slot between its outer wall and its inner wall, the slot enabling at least a portion of the outer wall to displace inward towards the inner wall upon the application of a suitable force thereon.