IMPROVED CABLE TIE HAVING A LOCKING HEAD AND A SEPARATE STRAP

• Main Author: KHOKHAR, WASIM
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 01.06.1999
• Edition: 6
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; BLASTING; CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER; CONVEYING; ELECTRICITY; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERATION; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; HEATING; INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINEDOPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; LIGHTING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PACKAGES; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PIPES; STORING; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; WEAPONS

A bundling tie for bundling a plurality of cables or like articles includes a st rap and a head for receiving the strap. The strap is an elongate member having a first end , a second end and a planar body. The head includes an upstanding central wall separating first and second parallel passageways for receipt of the first and second ends of the strap. A lo cking device is supported by the central wall. The locking device includes a body having a centr al joining section and a pair of parallel walls extending from the joining section. The loc king device further includes a first barb extending from one of the wall members into the fi rst passageway and a second barb extending from the other wall member into the second passagewa y. The barbs are provided for independent deflectable locking engagement with the first and s econd strap ends upon insertion into the passageways.