IP Library Granted Patent US 9,061,807
Granted Patent B2
US 9,061,807 · App. 13/790,452 · Granted Jun 23, 2015

Cable tie head

Inventors: Mark R. Drane (Germantown, TN); Yan Gao (Memphis, TN); Bobby N. Norwood (Leoma, TN); Cong T. Dinh (Collierville, TN)
Assignee: Thomas & Betts International, Inc.
B65D63/1063Y10T24/1498B65D2563/108
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Patent No.
US 9,061,807
App. No.
13/790,452
Granted
Jun 23, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cable tie comprising a cable tie head that comprises a head portion. The cable tie also comprises a cable tie body. The cable tie body comprises a main body that includes a body passageway; and a strap, wherein the cable tie head is attachable to and detachable from the cable tie body, and wherein the body passageway is formed to receive the legs for coupling the cable tie head with the cable tie body. The cable tie head is made from a different material than the cable head body.

Claims (47)

1. A cable tie comprising:

a cable tie head comprising:

a head portion;

first and second legs that extend substantially perpendicularly from the head portion, wherein the first and second legs each include a protrusion located at a lower portion of each respective leg; and

a cable tie body comprising:

a main body that includes sidewalls that define a body passageway, wherein the body passageway is configured to receive the first and second legs for coupling the cable tie head with the cable tie body, and wherein the sidewalls of the main body contact the portions of the first and second legs; and

a strap, wherein the cable tie head is attachable to and detachable from the cable tie body,

wherein the head portion includes a recess to receive a second protrusion that extends substantially perpendicularly from a top surface wall of the main body and has a height substantially equal to a height of the head portion.

2. The cable tie of claim 1 , wherein the cable tie head is made from a different material than the cable tie body.

3. The cable tie of claim 1 , wherein the cable tie head further comprises:

a top wall that includes a passageway that extends substantially perpendicularly to the top wall, wherein the passageway is partially defined by the legs and is formed to receive the strap.

4. The cable tie of claim 3 , wherein the first leg includes one or more barbs that extend from the first leg to engage with one or more teeth of the strap.

5. The cable tie of claim 3 , wherein the protrusions of the first and second legs each engage with a respective recess formed in the main body.

6. The cable tie of claim 1 wherein the cable tie head is configured to snap onto and off of the cable tie body.

7. The cable tie of claim 1 , wherein the cable tie head is made from a polycarbonate and the cable tie body is made from nylon.

8. A cable tie comprising:

a cable tie head comprising:

a head portion; and

first and second legs that extend perpendicularly from the head portion, the first and second legs each including a protrusion located at a lower portion of the respective leg; and

a cable tie body comprising:

a main body that includes first and second sidewalls that define a body passageway, the first and second sidewalls each including a recessed portion located at a lower portion of the respective sidewall; and

a strap,

wherein the cable tie head is attachable to and detachable from the cable tie body,

wherein the body passageway is configured to receive the first and second legs for coupling the cable tie head with the cable tie body and wherein the protrusions of the first and second legs extend into the recessed portions of the first and second sidewalls, respectively, and

wherein the cable tie head is made from a different material than the cable tie body.

9. The cable tie of claim 8 , wherein the cable tie head comprises:

a top wall that includes a passageway that extends substantially perpendicularly to the top wall, wherein the passageway is partially defined by the first and second legs and is formed to receive the strap.

10. The cable tie of claim 8 , wherein one of the first or second legs includes one or more barbs that extend from the one of the first or second legs to engage with a tooth of the strap.

11. The cable tie of claim 8 , wherein a wall of the main body includes a second protrusion that extends substantially perpendicularly from the wall and is shaped to receive a recess formed in the head portion, wherein a length of the protrusion is substantially equally to a height of the head portion.

12. The cable tie of claim 11 , wherein a portion of a side wall of the head portion has a different slope than another portion of the side wall, and wherein the portion of the side wall is opposite to the recess.

13. A cable tie comprising:

a cable tie head comprising:

a head portion that includes a passageway; and

first and second legs that extend perpendicularly from the head portion, the first and second legs each including a protrusion extending outwardly from the respective leg; and

a barb portion that extends from one of the first or second legs and within the passageway;

a cable tie body comprising:

a main body that includes first and second sidewalls that define a body passageway, each of the first and second sidewalls including a recess to engage the protrusion from one of the first or second legs; and

a strap, wherein the cable tie head is attachable to and detachable from the cable tie body,

wherein the body passageway is formed to receive the legs for coupling the cable tie head with the cable tie body, and

wherein the barb portion is configured to couple with the strap.

14. The cable tie of claim 13 , wherein the strap includes teeth that allow the barb portion to couple with the strap, and the cable tie head is made from a harder material than the cable tie body.

15. The cable tie of claim 13 , wherein the passageway includes bumps configured to guide the strap through the passageway and couple to the barb portion.

16. The cable tie of claim 13 , wherein the recess formed in each of the first and second sidewalls extends from the respective first or second sidewall toward an outer surface of the main body.

17. The cable tie of claim 13 , wherein the head portion includes a recess to receive a second protrusion that extends substantially perpendicularly from a top surface wall of the main body and has a height substantially equal to a height of the head portion.

18. The cable tie of claim 17 , wherein the first and second legs extend parallel to the second protrusion.

19. The cable tie of claim 17 , wherein the second protrusion extends on an opposite side relative to the strap.

20. The cable tie of claim 13 , wherein the cable tie head is made from a polycarbonate and the cable tie body is made from nylon.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 4, 2016
From: THOMAS & BETTS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
To: THOMAS & BETTS INTERNATIONAL LLC
Reel/Frame 040229/0179 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 8, 2013
From: DRANE, MARK R.; GAO, YAN; NORWOOD, BOBBY N.; DINH, CONG T.
To: THOMAS & BETTS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 029956/0524 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61644079 · May 8, 2012
Related Publication 20130298353A1 · Nov 14, 2013