Cable tie with dissimilar material barb

摘要

A cable tie includes a body of a first material molded over at least one barb of a second material. The body includes a head section configured to secure the barb in a configuration that permits rotational movement of the barb, permit insertion of a tail section into the head section, and prevent extraction of the tail section from the head section by engagement of the barb. In one implementation, the cable tie is manufactured using a multi-shot molding process.

主权项

1. A method for making a cable tie, the method comprising:
injection-molding, in a first mold cavity of a multi-shot injection mold system, a barb of a first material; indexing the barb from the first mold cavity to a second mold cavity of the multi-shot injection mold system; and injection-molding, in the second mold cavity and over the barb, a cable tie body of a second material, the second material being different than the first material, and the barb being constrained within the cable tie body so as to permit movement of the barb.