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US 10,766,678 B2Granted
Cable tie
AssigneeTyco Electronics UK Ltd.
InventorsRoy MacNaughton, Jonathan Mark Eyles, Philip Hammond
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Abstract
A cable tie includes a belt, a head connected to the belt and having a passageway for receiving the belt, and a lock disposed in the head. The lock is displaceable parallel to a plane of the passageway along a stroke and has a protrusion configured to lock the belt.
Claims30
A cable tie, comprising:
- a belt;
- a head connected to the belt and having a passageway for receiving the belt;
- and
- a lock disposed in the head and displaceable parallel to a plane of the passageway along a stroke, the lock having a protrusion configured to lock the belt, the lock has an extension along a locking direction and the extension is adapted to be pulled below an inner top face of the head so that the protrusion engages a plurality of teeth of the belt.
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A cable tie, comprising:
- a belt;
- a head connected to the belt and having a passageway for receiving the belt;
- and
- a lock disposed in the head and displaceable parallel to a plane of the passageway along a stroke, the lock having a protrusion configured to lock the belt, the head and the lock each have a latch, the latches connecting the lock to the head.
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A cable tie, comprising:
- a belt;
- a head connected to the belt and having a passageway for receiving the belt;
- and
- a lock disposed in the head and displaceable parallel to a plane of the passageway along a stroke, the lock having a protrusion configured to lock the belt, the lock and the head are made from different materials.
1 more element
A cable tie, comprising:
- a belt;
- a head connected to the belt and having a passageway for receiving the belt;
- a lock disposed in the head and displaceable parallel to a plane of the passageway along a stroke, the lock having a protrusion configured to lock the belt;
- and
- a hinge having a weakened region.
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A cable tie, comprising:
- a belt;
- a head connected to the belt and having a passageway for receiving the belt;
- and
- a lock disposed in the head and displaceable parallel to a plane of the passageway along a stroke, the lock having a protrusion configured to lock the belt, the head has a top opening and the lock is accessible from a top side of the head through the top opening.
1 more element
A cable tie, comprising:
- a belt;
- a head connected to the belt and having a passageway for receiving the belt;
- and
- a lock disposed in the head and displaceable parallel to a plane of the passageway along a stroke, the lock having a protrusion configured to lock the belt, the head and the lock are integrally connected by a connection section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.