Tyton-hellermann Corporation

Tyton Hellerman Corporation

Kenneth A Christian

Edward P Dyer

Mark E Federspiel

Mark A Federspiel

A parallel entry tie include a flexible strap having a locking head and a free end. The strap is received in a passage in the locking head where it is engaged by a locking tab which is biased toward engagement with the strap as it passes into and through the passage. The locking tab prevents withdrawal of the tie from the locking head. The strap can be released for withdrawal from the locking head by moving the tab against the bias. An opening is provided in the locking head generally opposite to the location of the locking tab. The strap, throughout the major portion of its extension, has a width which is less than the width of the opening. The opening in the locking head is preferably provided with spaced shoulders in the area of the engagement between the locking tab and the straps serrations. An inclined lip is provided in the area through which the strap exits the locking head. The lip is angled such as to displace the strap from the normal exterior of the strap. In one embodiment, a pair of V-shaped notches in the locking head enable the locking head to flex and thereby conform to the shape of items encircled by the tie. In another embodiment, a plurality of raised tabs formed in the strap near the locking head define a channel for containing the projecting tail portion of the strap after it is inserted through the locking head.

Parallel entry tie

A flexible strap has a locking head and a free end. The strap is received in a passage in the locking head where it is engaged by a locking tab which is biased toward engagement with the strap as it passes into and through the passage. The locking tab prevents withdrawal of the tie from the locking head. The strap can be released for withdrawal from the locking head by moving the tab against the bias. An opening is provided in the locking head generally opposite to the location of the locking tab. The strap, throughout the major portion of its extension, has a width which is less than the width of the opening. The opening in the locking head is preferably provided with spaced shoulders in the area of the engagement between the locking tab and the straps serrations. An inclined lip is provided in the area through which the strap exits the locking head. The lip is angled such as to displace the strap from the normal exterior of the strap.

A conduit clamp assembly having a band and first and second jaws, the jaws connected one to each of the opposite ends of the band and the jaws having interfitting teeth configured to permit insertion of one jaw into the other and to oppose separation of the jaws once engaged. The band includes a beam connected to the interior the band, the beam extending along and spaced from a length of the interior of the band and the beam being movable toward and away from the band and engaging the conduit before the band. An elongated strap is connected at one end to the band and extends from the band. A tab is attached to the strap in an area spaced from the connection of the strap to the band, the tab being connectable to an element so that the clamp is attachable to a conduit with a bushing and the strap is attachable to the element to maintain attachment of the element to the conduit when the element is separated from the bushing.

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Milwaukee, WI, United States of America

Kenneth A Christian