Arrangement for tying an article, in particular a cable harness

A tying tool for tying an article such as a cable harness with a tough elastic tape having a closure (12) arranged at the end of an elongated tape tongue comprising a tool body (1), wrapping tongs (2, 3) at the front on the tool body that can be opened and closed, the tool body having a tape guide channel (10) opening inside the wrapping tongs (2, 3) and having an advancing member for advancing the tape with the tape tongue forward, the wrapping tongs (2, 3) having a groove (20, 21) adjoining the tape guide channel (10) for guiding the tape around the article to be tied, a closure holder at the mouth of the tape guide channel (10) for holding the closure (12) and a spring rocker (15) for pressing the tape tongue being advanced along a surface (11) of the tape guide channel (10), the spring rocker (15) having a front face (24) that cooperates with the closure holder for holding the closure (12), at least one of the wrapping tongs being pivotable toward and away from a closed position and the rocker (15) being mounted on said pivotable wrapping tong.