摘要 |
A tool for installing a cable tie, said cable tie having a head portion and an elongate tail portion extending therefrom, said tool comprising a housing having a distal end and a proximate end, a tensioning mechanism for tensioning said cable tie to a predetermined tension setting, said tensioning mechanism operatively supported by said housing, a cutting mechanism for severing an excess portion of said tail from said tensioned cable tie, said cutting mechanism operatively supported by said housing, a manually actuable external power delivery system for actuating said tensioning and cutting mechanisms, said power delivery system for delivering power generally in line with said tensioning mechanism, and a restraint mechanism for providing said predetermined tension setting wherein said restraint mechanism provides said predetermined tension generally in line with said tensioning mechanism and said power delivery system.
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