| 摘要 |
<p>A one-piece cable tie (111) includes a locking head (113) and an attached strap (115) , the locking head (113) being adapted to receive and selectively engage a portion of the strap (115) when the tie (111) is formed into a closed loop. The cable tie (111) includes a fir-tree fastener (141) formed onto the locking head (113) , the fastener (141) being sized and shaped to be fittingly- inserted through a quarter-inch circular opening in a panel . The fastener (141) includes a stem (145) and a plurality of flutes (151) formed onto the stem (145) in such a manner so as not to interfere with one another when the fastener is being fittingly inserted through the opening in the panel. Because the fastener (141) does not experience flute (151) interference when inserted through a panel opening, the fastener (141) is characterized as having a relatively low insertion force (i.e., the force required to insert the fastener into the panel opening) while maintaining a relatively high extraction force (i.e., the force required to withdraw the fastener from the panel opening).</p> |
