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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2000
John Francis Fraley, II, Rochester, MN (US);
Brian Joseph Stanczyk, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A cable tie includes a strap having first and second ends. A head is disposed on the first end. The head has a slot for receiving the second end so as to form the strap into a loop. The head further has an device for engaging the second end of the strap so as to retain the strap in the form of the loop. A hooking arrangement is connected to the head for engaging with a holding member when the hooking arrangement is pushed in a first direction. The hooking arrangement freely releases the holding member when the hooking arrangement is pulled in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The hooking arrangement allows the cable tie to be repeatedly attached to, and removed from, the holding member while the strap is retained in the form of the loop.