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.
Claims20
A cable tie comprising 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.
A cable tie comprising a composition and an antimicrobial metallic barb material wherein the composition comprises a base plastic and an antimicrobial additive.
A method of preparing a cable tie comprising the steps of:
- mixing ingredients comprising a base plastic, an antimicrobial additive, and a detectable additive selected from a detectable metal additive, an X-ray detectable additive and combinations thereof to form a mixture;
- melting the mixture at a temperature that is between 1 and 30° C. above the melting point of the base plastic to form a molten material therefrom;
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- molding the cable tie from the molten material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.