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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2002
John J. Bulanda, New Lenox, IL (US);
Joseph A. Chopp, Jr., New Lenox, IL (US);
Bernard J. O'Grady, Crestwood, IL (US);
David P. Newman, Chicago, IL (US);
Panduit Corp., Tinley Park, IL (US);
Abstract
A metal cable tie is disclosed. The cable tie includes an elongate metallic strap, a metallic locking head, and metallic roller means. The strap has a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The head is secured to the first end of the strap for receiving the second end of the strap. The head comprises a strap entry face, a strap exit face, and a strap-receiving aperture extending therebetween. The head further comprises a floor and a roof which diverge in the direction of the exit face. The metallic roller means lockingly engages the strap, and the head comprises retention means disposed adjacent the exit face for captively holding the roller means within the head. The roller means is movable between a threading position wherein the roller means is disposed adjacent the exit face and the retention means, and a locking position wherein the roller means is closer the entry face. The ratio of the distance from a point along a ceiling to the center of the roller means in the threading position to the diameter of the roller means is less than 1.7.