CABLE LACING TIE DEVICES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A cable lacing tie device comprising:
- a cable lacing tape; and
a head assembly comprising;
a body having a rear surface, a front surface, a top surface, a bottom surface, and a passageway having an entrance opening and an exit opening, the passageway through the body including the lower surface, and a recess in which the cable lacing tape can be located; and
a retainer in the form of a pivotal compression member, the retainer pivotally coupled to the body wherein the retainer is pivotable between an unlocked, ready position and a locked position such that when the retainer is in the unlocked, ready position, the retainer permits insertion of an end of the cable lacing tape through the passageway in the body from the entrance opening to the exit opening and routable through an opening in the retainer, and when the retainer is in the locked position, the path of the cable lacing tape through the body and the retainer cause the retainer to act as a cam latch mechanism.
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Abstract
Cable lacing tie devices and methods of using the same are disclosed. The cable lacing tie devices include a head assembly and a cable lacing tape. The head assembly being configured to retain a first portion of the cable lacing tape within the head assembly and having a length of the cable lacing tape extending from the head assembly. The head assembly further adapted to retain a second portion of the cable lacing tape extending from the head assembly. The methods of using the cable lacing tie devices to hold together a plurality of objects with a cable lacing tie device include retaining a first portion of a cable lacing tape in a head assembly, looping the cable lacing tape around the plurality of objects and retaining a second portion of the cable lacing tape within the head assembly.
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13 Claims
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1. A cable lacing tie device comprising:
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a cable lacing tape; and a head assembly comprising; a body having a rear surface, a front surface, a top surface, a bottom surface, and a passageway having an entrance opening and an exit opening, the passageway through the body including the lower surface, and a recess in which the cable lacing tape can be located; and a retainer in the form of a pivotal compression member, the retainer pivotally coupled to the body wherein the retainer is pivotable between an unlocked, ready position and a locked position such that when the retainer is in the unlocked, ready position, the retainer permits insertion of an end of the cable lacing tape through the passageway in the body from the entrance opening to the exit opening and routable through an opening in the retainer, and when the retainer is in the locked position, the path of the cable lacing tape through the body and the retainer cause the retainer to act as a cam latch mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A cable lacing tie device comprising:
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a cable lacing tape; and a head assembly comprising a joined pair of oppositely facing head assemblies, each head assembly having a body defining a passageway to feed a respective end of the cable lacing tape through the passageway and a retainer aperture; and a retainer movably coupled in the retainer aperture and movable between an unlocked, ready position and a locked position such that when the retainer is in the unlocked, ready position, the retainer permits insertion of an end of the cable lacing tape through the passageway in each of the facing head assemblies from an entrance opening to an exit opening, and when the retainer is in the locked position, the retainer retains the cable lacing tape within the passageway. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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