Cable tie strap and buckle
AssigneePanduit Corp.
InventorDavid J. Sylvester
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Abstract
A low-profile cable tie strap and buckle assembly that secures a bundle. The cable tie strap includes a head, a body with a plurality of teeth and a tip. The cable tie strap also has locking tabs that extend from each side of the cable tie strap. The buckle has a first end with a raised member defining a horizontal strap passageway and a second end with a vertical strap passageway. The cable tie strap is installed in the first end of the buckle and the locking tabs secure the cable tie strap to the buckle. The cable tie strap wraps around the bundle. The free end of the cable tie strap is installed in the second end of the buckle to secure the bundle.
Claims16
A cable tie strap and buckle for securing a bundle, the cable tie strap and buckle comprising:
- a cable tie strap having a head, a body with a plurality of teeth and a tip;
- wherein the cable tie strap having locking tabs extending from each side of the cable tie strap;
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- a buckle receiving the cable tie strap;
- wherein the buckle having a first end, a middle portion, and a second end, the first end has a raised member with a horizontal strap passageway extending underneath the raised member and being parallel to the middle portion;
- and the second end has a vertical strap passageway separate from the middle portion and extending perpendicular to the middle portion;
- whereby the cable tie strap is installed through the horizontal strap passageway at the first end of the buckle, the cable tie strap in the horizontal strap passageway extends parallel to the middle portion and the locking tabs secure the cable tie strap to the first end of the buckle;
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- the cable tie strap wraps around a bundle and extends through the vertical strap passageway perpendicular to the middle portion of the buckle.
A method of assembling a cable tie strap and buckle to secure a bundle, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a cable tie strap having a head, a body with a plurality of teeth and a tip, wherein the cable tie strap having locking tabs extending from each side of the cable tie strap, and a buckle having a first end, a middle portion, and a second end, the first end having a raised member and a horizontal strap passageway underneath the raised member extending in a direction parallel to the middle portion and the second end with a vertical strap passageway extending in a direction perpendicular to the middle portion;
- feeding the tip of the cable tie strap through the horizontal strap passageway of the buckle until the locking tabs exit the horizontal strap passageway;
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- whereby the locking tabs engage the raised member of the buckle to prevent the cable tie strap from being removed from the first end of the buckle.
A two-piece assembly for securing a bundle, the two-piece assembly comprising:
- a buckle having a first end, a middle portion, and a second end;
- the first end having a raised member with a guide pocket underneath, the guide pocket defines a horizontal strap passageway that extends in a direction parallel to the middle portion, the second end of the buckle includes a vertical strap passageway that extends in a direction perpendicular to the middle portion;
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- a cable tie strap installed in the buckle, wherein the cable tie strap has a head, a body with a plurality of teeth, and a bent tip;
- wherein the cable tie strap having locking tabs extending from each side of the cable tie strap near the head of the cable tie strap, the locking tabs secure the cable tie strap to the first end of the buckle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.