Low profile component tie

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017152087-A1
Application number	US-201514954464-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 30, 2015
Priority date	Nov 30, 2015
Publication date	Jun 1, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

A low profile component tie includes a strap having a top and a bottom. The strap is configured to wrap around a component with the bottom facing the component. The strap has sides between the top and the bottom. The strap has teeth disposed along at least one of the sides. The strap extends between a root end and a distal end. A head is provided at the root end of the strap. The head has a channel configured to receive the strap. The head has at least one pawl provided in the channel. The pawl engages at least one of the teeth along the side of the strap to secure the strap in the head.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A low profile component tie comprising:
a strap having a top and a bottom, the strap configured to wrap around a component with the bottom facing the component, the strap having sides between the top and the bottom, the strap having teeth disposed along at least one of the sides, the strap extending between a root end and a distal end; and a head provided at the root end of the strap, the head having a channel configured to receive the strap, the head having at least one pawl provided in the channel, the pawl engaging at least one of the teeth along the side of the strap to secure the strap in the head.

2 . The low profile component tie of claim 1 , wherein the strap includes teeth on both sides, the head having at least two pawls to engage the teeth on both sides.

3 . The low profile component tie of claim 1 , wherein the strap has a thickness between the top and the bottom, the teeth being contained within the thickness of the strap.

4 . The low profile component tie of claim 1 , wherein the top and the bottom are smooth.

5 . The low profile component tie of claim 1 , wherein the strap includes a bottom band below the teeth at or near the bottom.

6 . The low profile component tie of claim 5 , wherein the strap includes a top band above the teeth at or near the top.

7 . The low profile component tie of claim 1 , wherein the strap and the head are symmetrical about a central plane between the top and the bottom.

8 . The low profile component tie of claim 1 , wherein the at least one pawl of the head includes first and second pawls arranged on opposite sides of the channel receiving the strap therebetween.

9 . The low profile component tie of claim 8 , wherein the head includes an opening to the channel at a loading end of the head opposite the root end of the strap, the opening receiving the strap.

10 . The low profile component tie of claim 1 , wherein the at least one pawl is deflectable.

11 . The low profile component tie of claim 1 , wherein the at least one pawl includes pawl teeth received in spaces between the teeth of the strap to engage the teeth of the strap to hold a position of the strap with respect to the head.

12 . The low profile component tie of claim 11 , wherein the pawl teeth have different widths.

13 . The low profile component tie of claim 1 , wherein the root end of the strap is ramped to at least one of the top and the bottom.

14 . The low profile component tie of claim 1 , wherein the strap is held in alignment with the pawl for operative engagement therewith by the channel.

15 . The low profile component tie of claim 1 , wherein the head has a thickness at most three times a thickness of the strap.

16 . The low profile component tie of claim 1 , wherein the head includes a support bar spanning the channel.

17 . The low profile component tie of claim 1 , wherein the channel is bounded at opposite sides by first and second arms and is bounded at a loading end opposite the root end of the strap by an end wall, the end wall having an opening therethrough, the strap passing through the opening to the channel, the end wall having a support bar defining a top of the opening, the strap being removable from the head by cutting the support bar and allowing the strap to be disengaged from the pawl and removed through the support bar.

18 . A low profile component tie comprising:
a strap having a top and a bottom, the strap having sides between the top and the bottom, the strap having teeth disposed along at least one of the sides, the strap extending between a root end and a distal end; and a head provided at the root end of the strap, the head having a top and a bottom, the head having a channel configured to receive the strap, the head having at least one pawl provided in the channel, the pawl engaging at least one of the teeth along the side of the strap to secure the strap in the head; wherein the strap and the head are symmetrical about a central plane between the corresponding top and bottom such that the head and the strap are configured to be positioned on a component with the strap wrapping around the component to the head in a first orientation with the bottom facing the component and in a second orientation with the top facing the component.

19 . A low profile component tie comprising:
a strap having a top and a bottom, the strap extending between a root end and a distal end, the strap configured to wrap around a component with the bottom facing the component, the strap having sides between the top and the bottom, the strap having teeth disposed along at least one of the sides, the strap having a band below the teeth at or near the bottom; and a head provided at the root end of the strap, the head having a channel configured to receive the strap, the head having at least one pawl provided in the channel, the at least one pawl engaging at least one of the teeth along the corresponding side of the strap to secure the strap in the head, the band engaging the at least one pawl.

20 . The low profile component tie of claim 19 , wherein the strap includes a top band above the teeth at or near the top.

Assignees

• Tyco Electronics Corp

Inventors

• Swatko Nicholas John
• Ratzlaff Thomas D

Classifications

• B65D63/1063 Primary

  the female locking member being provided with at least one plastic barb · CPC title

• B65D63/1072

  the barb having a plurality of serrations · CPC title

• B65D63/1081 Primary

  with barbs situated on opposite sides of, or concentrically in, the female locking member · CPC title

• B65D2563/101

  Details of non-metallic straps, tapes or bands · CPC title