US 6,532,631 B2Granted

Four piece cable tie

AssigneePanduit Corp.

InventorsJoseph S. Rohaly, David W. West

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Abstract

A cable tie for bundling together a plurality of elongated objects, the cable tie including an elongated flexible strap having opposing ends, a locking head defining a pair of strap passageways, each of the passageways having an inlet end and an outlet end, and a pair of locking devices, each of the pair being mounted to the locking head and at least partially within one of the passageways, the locking devices being configured and oriented relative to the respective passageways so as to permit the ends of the strap to be inserted into the inlet ends of the passageways, and threaded through the passageways, such that the ends emerge from the outlet ends of the passageways, the locking devices being unidirectional so as to prevent the strap ends from being pulled back through the respective passageways in a direction moving from the outlet ends back toward the inlet ends.

A cable tie for bundling together a plurality of elongated objects, said cable tie comprising:

an elongated flexible strap having opposing ends;
a locking head defining first and second strap passageways separated by a center wall therebetween, each of said passageways having an inlet end and an outlet end;
and
first and second locking devices, said first locking device being mounted to said locking head on a first side of said center wall and at least partially extending within said first passageway and said second device being mounted to said locking head on a second side of said center wall and at least partially within said second passageway, said locking device being configured and oriented relative to said respective passageways so as to permit said ends of said strap to be inserted into said inlet ends of said passageways, and threaded through said passageways, such that said ends emerge from said outlet ends of said passageways, said locking devices being unidirectional so as to prevent said strap ends from being pulled back through said respective passageways in a direction moving from said outlet ends back toward said inlet ends;
wherein said first locking device is generally resilient and a portion of said first locking device is embedded within said locking head on said first side of said center wall such that the remaining unembedded portion of said first locking device is resiliently cantilevered from said embedded portion thereof, said unembedded cantilevered portion at least partially obstructing said first passageway;
wherein said second locking device is generally resilient and a portion of said second locking device is embedded within said locking head on said second side of said center wall such that the remaining unembedded portion of said second locking device is resiliently cantilevered from said embedded portion thereof, said unembedded cantilevered portion at least partially obstructing said second passageway;
and
wherein said first locking device is generally T-shaped, having a broad portion and a narrow portion.

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Application

09/790,964Filed 22 Feb 2001 · us provisional application

Priority

24 Feb 2000

Published

US 2001/0025399 A14 Oct 2001

Granted

18 Mar 2003

Term ends

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Classification10 codes

B65D 63/16
Joints produced by application of separate securing members: joints using buckles, wedges, or like locking members attached to the end of the element
F16L 3/2338
By means of a flexible band: having at least one metal locking barb
Y10T 24/14
Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.: bale and package ties, hose clamps
Y10T 24/1498
Bale and package ties, hose clamps: plastic band

Abstract

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