In-line cable tie
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1. A low profile bundling tie for bundling a number of articles comprising:
- an elongate strap having a locking head at one end and a tail at the other end;
said elongate strap including two opposing major surfaces, one of said opposing major surfaces having transverse locking notches disposed thereon;
said head having a passageway therethrough for insertably accommodating said strap;
said passageway including a strap ingress end and a strap egress end, said strap egress end being located proximal to said elongate strap, said egress end including a transverse surface flaring into said passageway;
said head further including a flexible locking pawl supported by said head within said passageway, said locking pawl including transverse locking teeth formed to engage the locking notches disposed on said one major surface of said strap; and
wherein said flaring transverse surface frictionally grips a section of the strap that has been inserted past the locking pawl and thereby minimizes stretching of the strap about the pawl by forces pulling, in an insertion direction, on that portion of the strap exiting said head through said egress end.
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Abstract
A cable tie includes an elongate generally planar strap and a head. The head includes a passageway therethrough for inserting the strap and a flexibly hinged locking pawl adjacent the passageway. The cable tie resists longitudinal deformation of the locking notches when adjacent the locking teeth on the pawl. Side edge-barriers are located along the strap adjacent the head so that the strap may be cut at a location between the side edge-barriers.
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1. A low profile bundling tie for bundling a number of articles comprising:
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an elongate strap having a locking head at one end and a tail at the other end; said elongate strap including two opposing major surfaces, one of said opposing major surfaces having transverse locking notches disposed thereon; said head having a passageway therethrough for insertably accommodating said strap; said passageway including a strap ingress end and a strap egress end, said strap egress end being located proximal to said elongate strap, said egress end including a transverse surface flaring into said passageway; said head further including a flexible locking pawl supported by said head within said passageway, said locking pawl including transverse locking teeth formed to engage the locking notches disposed on said one major surface of said strap; and wherein said flaring transverse surface frictionally grips a section of the strap that has been inserted past the locking pawl and thereby minimizes stretching of the strap about the pawl by forces pulling, in an insertion direction, on that portion of the strap exiting said head through said egress end. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A bundling tie for bundling a number of articles comprising:
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an elongate strap having a head at one end and a tail at the other end, said head including a passageway therethrough for insertably accommodating said tail and said strap; said strap including two opposed major surfaces, one of said major surfaces having a plurality of transverse notches; said head further comprising a pair of transversely-spaced side walls, said pair of sidewalls including opposed top and bottom edges, each of said top edges having a first end and an opposing second end, a first transverse brace spans between the first ends of said top edges and a second transverse brace spans between the second ends of said top edges; said second transverse brace, said side walls and said strap further defining a strap egress end of said passageway, said second transverse brace including a surface flaring towards the center of said passageway that frictionally grips said strap inserted through the head so as to minimize longitudinal stretching of the strap within the head when a portion of said strap extending out through said egress end is pulled in the insertion direction; and said head further supporting a pawl therein, said pawl being movable upon insertion of said strap in an insertion direction, said pawl having a plurality of transverse teeth for locking engagement with said notches on said one major surface of said strap upon attempted withdrawal of an inserted strap in a direction opposite said insertion direction. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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