Coil loop type cable tie
First Claim
1. A cable tie of one-piece construction, comprising a flexible strap having a plurality of lateral ratchet teeth on one side of said strap and a fastening head having a passageway extending parallel to said strap and adapted to receive said strap to form a loop, a hinged pawl having at least one retaining tooth disposed at an end thereof adapted to mesh with any of said plurality of ratchet teeth and a hinge of reduced thickness joining said hinged pawl to said fastening head, said hinged pawl extending generally parallel to said strap, a notch separating said hinged pawl from the rest of said fastening head, said hinge defining the closed end of said notch, and said notch opening outwardly onto a surface of said hinged pawl opposite to a surface on which said retaining tooth is formed.
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Abstract
A coil toop type cable tie of one-piece molded plastic construction having a flexible strap and a fastening head at one end thereof. The fastening has a passageway running parallel to the strap and a hinged pawl extending into the passageway and having at least one tooth adapted to mesh with ratchet teeth on one side of the strap. The hinged pawl is connected to the fastening head by hinge which defines the closed end of a notch separating the hinged pawl from the rest of the fastening head. The notch opens onto a surface of the hinged pawl opposite to the surface on which its tooth or teeth are formed and preferably angles from its closed end to its open end generally toward the strap.
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- 1. A cable tie of one-piece construction, comprising a flexible strap having a plurality of lateral ratchet teeth on one side of said strap and a fastening head having a passageway extending parallel to said strap and adapted to receive said strap to form a loop, a hinged pawl having at least one retaining tooth disposed at an end thereof adapted to mesh with any of said plurality of ratchet teeth and a hinge of reduced thickness joining said hinged pawl to said fastening head, said hinged pawl extending generally parallel to said strap, a notch separating said hinged pawl from the rest of said fastening head, said hinge defining the closed end of said notch, and said notch opening outwardly onto a surface of said hinged pawl opposite to a surface on which said retaining tooth is formed.
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