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Coil loop type cable tie
Assignee: Le Grand SA
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Filing: 1980-01-28
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Granted: 1981-09-08
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Expires: 2000-01-28
Abstract
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.
Inventors
- 👤 Guy Durand
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 09:36
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16L; F16L3/00; F16L3/22; F16L3/23; F16L3/233; F16L3/2332; F16L3/2334; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/14; Y10T24/1402; Y10T24/141; Y10T24/1498; Y10T24/15; Y10T24/153; Y10T24/34; Y10T24/3401; Y10T24/3403; Y10T24/3404; Y10T24/3427; Y10T24/3439; Y10T24/344; Y10T24/3444; Y10T292/00; Y10T292/48; Y10T292/4945; Y10T292/496
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
138 words
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.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
138 words
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.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The cable tie according to claim 1, wherein said notch is inclined in relation to said strap.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The cable tie according to claim 2, said hinged pawl extending toward said strap, wherein said notch being generally acutely inclined toward said strap from its closed end to its open end.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
47 words
The cable tie according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the depth of said notch measured from a reference face of said fastening head at the open end of said notch is equal to or greater than the thickness of an adjoining region of said fastening head.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
The cable tie according to claim 1 or 3, a groove extending laterally inside said fastening head and opening into said passageway, said groove being longitudinally spaced from said notch remote from said hinged pawl in relation to said notch.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
56 words
The cable tie according to claim 1 or 3, said passageway being formed between an entrance cross bar and an exit cross bar and spaced from a face plate on said fastening head, wherein sides of said cross bars facing said hinged pawl are substantially plane and together define a dihedron opening toward said hinged pawl.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
46 words
The cable tie according to claim 1 or 3, said passageway being formed between an entrance cross bar and an exit cross bar and spaced from a face plate on said fastening head, wherein sides of said cross bars facing said hinged pawl are substantially coplanar.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
The cable tie according to claim 1, further comprising a mounting base having a fastener hole, said mounting base extending the entire length of said fastening head, to one side thereof offset from the strap.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
The cable tie according to claim 7, said mounting base and said fastening head both having cradle like upper surfaces generally in alignment with each other.
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