Cable tie

A one piece cable tie for forming a plurality of objects such as cables into a bundle, said cable tie comprising:

• (a). an elongated flexible strap having a first end, a second end, a top surface, a bottom surface and a plurality of teeth disposed on opposite sides of said strap, and
• (b). a locking head integrally formed to the first end of said strap, said locking head comprising a top surface and a bottom surface, said locking head further comprising an inner channel wall, an outer channel wall and a pair of sidewalls which together define a strap accepting channel therebetween, the strap accepting channel having a first open end formed in the top surface of said locking head and a second open end formed in the bottom surface of said locking head, said locking head further comprising a pawl which lockably engages one of the plurality of teeth to event withdrawal of said strap from said locking head, said pawl comprising an enlarged pawl head which is pivotally connected to the inner channel wail of said locking head about a thin, flexible hinge so as to enable said pawl head to pivot in either the direction towards the first open end or in the direction towards the second open end, said pawl being sized and shaped to lockably engage one of the plurality of teeth and wedge said strap against the outer channel wall of said locking head when the second end of said strap is inserted into the strap accepting channel in through the first open end and when the second end of said strap is inserted into the strap accepting channel in through the second open end,
• (c). wherein said locking head further comprises a fixed projection, said fixed projection being integrally formed onto one of the pair of sidewalls so that the pawl head of said pawl abuts against said projection to further prevent withdrawal of said strap from said locking head when said pawl lockably engages one of the plurality of teeth.

A one piece cable tie for forming a plurality of objects such as cables into a bundle, said cable tie comprising:

• (a). an elongated flexible strap having a first end, a second end, a top surface, a bottom surface and a plurality of teeth disposed on opposite sides of said strap, and
• (b). a locking head integrally formed to the first end of said strap, said locking head comprising a top surface and a bottom surface, said locking head further comprising an inner channel wall, an outer channel wall and a pair of sidewalls which together define a strap accepting channel therebetween, the strap accepting channel having a first open end formed in the top surface of said locking head and a second open end formed in the bottom surface of said locking head, said locking head further comprising a pawl which lockably engages one of the plurality of teeth to prevent withdrawal of said strap from said locking head, said pawl comprising an enlarged pawl head which is pivotally connected to the inner channel wall of said locking head about a thin, flexible hinge so as to enable said pawl head to pivot in either the direction towards the first open end or in the direction towards the second open end, said pawl being sized and shaped to lockably engage one of the plurality of teeth and wedge said strap against the outer channel wall of said locking head when the second end of said strap is inserted into the strap accepting channel in through the first open end and when the second end of said strap is inserted into the strap accepting channel in through the second open end,
• (c). wherein said locking head further comprises a pair of fixed projections, one projection being integrally formed onto each of the pair of sidewalls so that the pawl head of said pawl abuts against said pair of projections to further prevent withdrawal of said strap from said locking head when said pawl lockably engages one of the plurality of teeth.