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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 06, 1997
John J Students, Collierville, TN (US);
Peter M Wells, Jr, Germantown, TN (US);
Thomas & Betts Corporation, Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
A cable tie includes an elongate generally planar strap and a head. The head of the cable tie includes an aperture therethrough for insertably accommodating the strap. The head of the cable tie also includes a barb embedding surface adjacent the aperture through the head. A metallic locking barb is embedded in the embedding surface in a direction substantially parallel to the aperture in the head. The metallic locking barb is bent to form an obtuse angle so that the metallic locking barb extends into the aperture in the head to permit movement of the strap in an insertion direction and to prevent substantial movement of the strap in a withdrawal direction.