Tie
AssigneeHellermannTyton Corporation
InventorPaul Andrew Gingell
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Abstract
A tie for example for use as a cable tie has a head, a locking member captively mounted inside the head, and an elongate flexible strap attached to the head. A free end of the flexible strap can be inserted into the head and secured, such that retraction from the head is inhibited by the locking member. The free end of the strap is provided with an approachment formation arranged to guide the free end of the strap to pass the locking member in a predetermined manner.
Claims10
A tie comprising:
- a head;
- a locking member having an underside, the locking member captively mounted inside the head;
- and
- an elongate flexible strap having one end attached to the head and having a free end opposite the one end configured to be inserted into the head and secured, such that retraction from the head is inhibited by the locking member;
- wherein the free end of the strap is provided with a guide channel or slot extending in the longitudinal direction of the strap to define a mouth portion at the free end of the strap configured to guide the free end of the strap to pass the locking member and also including a pair of tongues disposed at either side of the guide channel or slot.
A tie according to any preceding claim, wherein the guide channel or slot formation tapers to narrow from a wide mouth at the free end of the strap to an apex.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.