CABLE TIE HAVING A STUD MOUNTABLE FASTENER

摘要

A one-piece cable tie (11) for securing a cable to a mounting surface having a threaded stud attached thereto, the cable having an outer sheath of convoluted tubing. The cable tie (11) comprises an elongated strap (13) and a locking head (15) on one end of the strap (13). The locking head (15) is adapted to cooperate with the strap (13) to form a loop around the cable. The cable tie (11) further includes a fastener (17) coupled to the locking head (15) for securing the cable to the threaded stud. The fastener (17) includes a boss (33) having a central bore (39) to enable the boss (33) to be mounted over the threaded stud. The fastener (17) also includes a first set of flexible fingers (45) formed on the boss (33) which are disposed to project into the bore (39). Each finger (45) comprises an arm (47) pivotally connected to the boss (33) and an engagement head (53) formed on the arm (47) for engaging the threaded stud. The fastener (17) further includes a cover (57) connected to the boss (33). The cable tie (11) also includes a rib (63) formed on the locking head (15) to engage a cable which is small in size in order to prevent movement of the cable tie (11) relative to the cable and a rib (65) formed on the fastener (17) to engage a cable which is large in size in order to prevent movement of the cable tie (11) relative to the cable.