Antimicrobial detectable cable tie
AssigneeThomas & Betts International, Inc.
InventorYan Gao
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Abstract
Cable ties including an antimicrobial additive and a detectable component as well as methods of making the same. More particularly, cable ties including a composition having a base plastic, an antimicrobial additive and a detectable additive selected from a detectable metal additive, an X-ray detectable additive, and combinations thereof. Also, cable ties including a composition and an antimicrobial metallic barb material wherein the composition includes a base plastic and an antimicrobial additive.
Claims15
A cable tie comprising:
- a body having a composition wherein the composition comprises a base plastic, an antimicrobial additive, and a detectable additive selected from a detectable metal additive, an X-ray detectable additive and combinations thereof, and wherein the antimicrobial additive includes silver ion complex and at least one selected from the group consisting of copper ion complex, polychloro phenoxy phenol derivative, quaternary ammonium compound, and zinc pyrithione derivative, and
- a head having a barb comprising an antimicrobial metallic barb material,
- wherein the body and the head are integrally connected, and wherein the antimicrobial metallic barb material comprises a copper alloy selected from the group consisting of C28000, C11000, C51000, C70600, C26000, and C75200.
A cable tie comprising a composition and an antimicrobial metallic barb material wherein the composition comprises a base plastic and an antimicrobial additive, wherein the antimicrobial additive includes silver ion complex and at least one selected from the group consisting of copper ion complex, polychloro phenoxy phenol derivative, quaternary ammonium compound, and zinc pyrithione derivative, and wherein the antimicrobial metallic barb material comprises a copper alloy selected from the group consisting of C28000, C11000, C51000, C70600, C26000, and C75200.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.