Zip tie for one hand use
OwnerJohn Cogliandroinventor
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Abstract
A zip tie operable with one hand comprising a head having a channel defined by a first top wall, a second top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall, a second sidewall, a front wall and an end wall. The first top wall and the second top wall are configured to cooperate to provide a top access to the channel. Teeth are disposed on an inner wall of the channel transverse to a longitudinal axis of the channel and an elongated member extends from the head. The elongated member has a distal section having a serrated section, a starter cord and a pull tab. The starter cord is insertable into the channel typically through the top access and the pull tag enables pulling of the elongated member through the channel while the one or more teeth engage with the serrated section to prevent the zip tie from getting undone.
Claims20
A zip tie comprising:
- a male end comprising a main body and a starter cord, wherein the starter cord has a cross-section substantially smaller than a cross section of the main body and is made of more flexible material than the main body;
- a female end comprising a channel defined by a first wall and a second wall, said channel comprising one or more teeth;
- and
- a top surface of said first wall and a top surface of said second wall, said top surface of said first wall and said top surface of said second wall are configured to protrude inward to said channel to form an initial capture clasp;
- wherein:
- (i) said channel is configured to insertably accommodate said starter cord of said male end at the initial capture clasp and between a proximal end and a distal end of said female end;
- (ii) said initial capture clasp has a plurality of flexible starter cord locking tabs that allow the starter cord to enter said channel upon the application of pressure and then do not let the starter cord slip back out;
- and (iii) once said main body is inside said channel, said initial capture clasp and said one or more teeth prevent said zip tie from getting undone.
A zip tie comprising:
- a male end comprising a main body and a starter cord, wherein the starter cord has a cross-section substantially smaller than a cross section of the main body and is made of more flexible material than the main body;
- a female end comprising a channel defined by a first wall and a second wall and extending from a distal end to a proximal end;
- a top surface of the first wall and a top surface of the second wall, wherein the top surface of the first wall and the top surface of the second wall protrude inward to the channel to form an initial capture clasp;
- a locking mechanism;
- and
- a friction inducing mechanism;
- wherein the initial capture clasp is configured to accommodate the starter cord of the male end between the proximal end and the distal end of the female end;
- wherein said locking mechanism is a plurality of flexible starter cord locking tabs that allow the starter cord to enter said channel upon the application of pressure and then do not let the starter cord slip back out;
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- wherein the locking mechanism and the friction inducing mechanism, when the zip tie is looped, prevent said zip tie from getting undone.
A zip tie comprising:
- a male end comprising a main body and a starter cord, wherein the starter cord has a cross-section substantially smaller than a cross section of the main body and is made of more flexible material than the main body;
- a female end comprising a channel defined by a first wall and a second wall and extending from a distal end to a proximal end;
- a top surface of the first wall and a top surface of the second wall, wherein the top surface of the first wall and the top surface of the second wall protrude inward to the channel to form an initial capture clasp;
- a friction inducing mechanism;
- wherein the initial capture clasp is configured to accommodate the starter cord of the male end between the proximal end and the distal end of the female end, and has a plurality of flexible starter cord locking tabs that allow the starter cord to enter said channel upon the application of pressure and then do not let the starter cord slip back out;
- wherein the friction inducing mechanism is continuously disposed in the channel from the distal end to the proximal end;
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- whereby the channel forms a continuous locking body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.