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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7930805 | Retained tension multiple ball lock cable tie A cable tie is disclosed. The cable tie comprises an elongate metallic strap, a metallic locking head, first and second metallic roller means and first, second and third protuberances. In operation, the combination of the roller means and the protuberances serves to... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7866007 | Retained tension metal locking tie with 360 degree seal A cable tie is disclosed. The cable tie includes a strap with an extended tab and a locking head secured to the strap. The locking head has a top and a bottom. The bottom of the locking head includes at least one relief slot that enables the locking head to deform w... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7669293 | Metal cable tie having a dent in geometric shape A metal cable tie formed with an elongate metallic strap and a metallic locking head. The elongate metallic strap has a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The metallic locking head is secured to the first end of the metallic strap and comprises a str... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7603752 | Compression or expansion mountable support band A support band having at least one band segment, a first connection end and a second connection end. The first and second connection end(s) each having a mounting surface with a wedge end, a wedge surface extending from the wedge end forming an acute angle with resp... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7409749 | Coated stainless steel cable tie A metal cable tie is provided with a locking head attached to a strap. The strap comprises a coated portion and an uncoated tip for insertion into the locking head. According to one embodiment, the locking head is coated. A strap may be comprised of stainless steel,... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7302737 | Ball type cable tie having release prevention tongue A cable tie comprises a band-shaped strap which has a fixed end, formed in the shape of a hook, and a free end, a locking head which is secured to the fixed end of the strap and through which the free end of the strap passes, and a locking ball which is disposed in ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7143481 | Fixing ring for flexible pipe to manhole joint The object of the present invention that a fixing ring is provided, which has annular ring form made of strip materials and is mounted in a bore or on a outside surface of flexible joints for piping, and not only has compact form and structure but also can be adjust... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7037025 | Attaching device for fuel tank band An attaching structure attaches a part to a band, and includes a clip for attaching the part to the band. The clip includes a clip main member, which has a lower portion and an upper portion with a gap corresponding to a cross section of a portion of the band where ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6668427 | Ball lock cable tie having an aggressive ramp 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... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6647596 | Ball lock cable tie having a strap aperture 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... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6557216 | Crimping ring, method for making same and manufacturing installation To connect a connection element (12) to one end (10A, 10B) of the strip (10) from which the swaging ring is made, the connection element is placed against said end in such a manner that at least one anchor edge (14) of the connection element (12) is in re... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6477746 | Releasable ball-lock cable tie A cable tie for releasably bundling together a plurality of elongated objects. The cable tie includes an elongated band for circumscribing the plurality of elongated objects, and a locking head disposed thereon. The locking head includes a chamber and a c... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6230369 | Tie arrangement A tie arrangement (10) comprising a housing (12) with a passage (16), an engagement part (22) and an elongate member (14), the free end of the elongate member (14) being extendable through the passage (16), the engagement part (22) and a locking member (1... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6163016 | Heater clamp A low profile heater for plastic injection molding equipment nozzles utilizes forces provided to the axially ends of a tube portion to radially compress the tube portion onto a coiled heater element thereby compressing the heater element radially inward f... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6122804 | Metal cable tie A metal cable tie includes a tensioning strip and a head piece designed as a sheet metal part in the form of an elongate capsule with a tapering capsule cross section to receive a locking ball. The head piece includes at least one capsule wall being oppos... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6076235 | Cable tie A ball/roller-lock cable tie for holding an article or group of articles together in a bundle including a elongate strap body capable of being deformed to encompass the article or group of articles; a locking head disposed adjacent one end of the strap bo... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5850674 | Smooth band clamp with movable locking element A clamping device is provided in the form of a smooth band, cooperating buckle and locking element. The band has a first end which engages the buckle and a second or free end which is positioned about the object or objects to be bundled and passes through... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5732446 | Metal tie A metal cable tie includes a locking head formed at one end of an elongate strap. A metal locking ball is contained within the locking head and serves to secure the strap against withdrawing movement when the strap is inserted through the locking head. Th... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5291637 | Vibration resistant metallic tie A resilent element extends from the interior of the locking head into the band receiving cavity. The element exerts a force on the roller, when the roller is in position to retain the band, which has a component directed toward the band, reducing the tend... | 03/08/1994 |
| 4868953 | Environmental bundling tie A self-locking bundling tie for engagement about electrical cables, pipes or the like is disclosed. The tie includes a head and a strap attachable to the head. The head comprises a housing and a planar locking insert slidably received in the housing cavit... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4839472 | Closure system for a longitudinally divided cable sleeve A closure system for a longitudinally divided cable sleeve, which has longitudinal closure beads expanding wedge-shaped and matched clamping rails. The closure elements have an arrangement to aid in drawing the clamp rails onto the beads, which includes s... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4765032 | Environmental bundling tie Self-locking bundling ties for engagement about electrical cables, pipes or the like comprises a flat, metallic strap and a metallic head separably attached thereto. In the preferred form, the head is crimped to a folded-over end of the metallic strap. Th... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4715740 | Closure system for a longitudinally divided cable sleeve The invention is directed to a closure system for closing a longitudinally divided cable sleeve having wedge-shaped beads along a parting line and having wedge-shaped clamp rails. One of the rails has a mutual guide element in the form of a resilient stri... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4681353 | V-coupling for installation in narrow annular spaces A V-coupling device for coupling coaxial annular flanges comprising at least two arcuate coupling members, a pivoting mechanism for pivotally and releasably coupling the coupling members at their first ends, and a tightening mechanism which includes an ax... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4607414 | Device for tying an elongate object, for example a cable trunk Device for tying an elongate object, a cable bundle for example, having a band to be tensioned round the object and a lock connecting the band ends, which exhibits a passage orifice for at least one band end and a bore oriented transversely thereto, which... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4601923 | Mold for manufacturing objects by a centrifugal casting method A mold made of steel and intended for manufacturing tubular objects by a centrifugal casting concrete method is formed of two semicylindrical shells having longitudinal flanges to which locking wedges are welded. The locking wedges provided on the two opp... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4412370 | Clamps The clamp of the invention comprises two arcuate portions hinged to one another and formed with looped fingers which interlace when the clamp is closed whereupon the looped ends of the interlaced fingers define between them a tapered passage which receive... | 11/01/1983 |
| 4399593 | Hose clamp with wedged lock The invention relates to a non-reusable hose-clip, intended to ensure for example the connection of two tubular members. The invention also relates to a tool for tightening the clip. The clip is composed of a band forming a loop comprising a free end (2). It i... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4399592 | Metal tie A tie for forming a plurality of objects into a bundle and for holding a pair of objects together comprising an elongate metallic strap, a metallic locking head disposed adjacent one end of the strap for receiving the other end of the strap and metallic r... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4366602 | Metal tie A tie for forming a plurality of elongate objects into a bundle and for holding a pair of objects together. The tie of the present invention comprises an elongate strap, a locking head joined to one end of the strap for receiving the other end of the stra... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4087190 | Cable sleeve with a clamping rail A cable sleeve having a tubular member with a longitudinally extending slit with longitudinal wedge-shaped flanges along each side, which slit is held in a closed sealing relationship by wedge-shaped clamping rails characterized by an improvement comprisi... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4074741 | Anti-skid tire chain Anti-skid tire chains for automobiles are known to be consisted of a various number of cross strands of steel or plastic link chains which have been fitted together into a harness or halter type of arrangement, and which is affixed to an automobile tire b... | 02/21/1978 |