CABLE BUNDLE TIE APPARATUS
The present invention involves a cable bundle tie apparatus to tie up and organize a cable bundle. A strap is made of a flexible material with opposing ends. A plurality of spaced apertures are formed across the strap from the free end towards a middle position. The strap also has pre-formed loop portion with a second aperture. A locking head has a post, a base at a first end of the post, an engagement portion on the second end, and a radially extending disc which separates the engagement portion and base. The engagement portion may be in the form of a sphere, button, hook, or latch. To secure a cable bundle, a loop is formed, folding from the free end of strap over the bundle of cable, while folding over the strap may stretch to securely fasten the bundle of cable, securing the bundle of cable by selecting the appropriate aperture in the series of apertures and stretch the appropriate aperture over the locking head.
The present application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) of U.S. Patent Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/690,365, filed Jun. 25, 2012, the disclosures of which are incorporated by reference herein.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to cable containers.
2. Description of the Related Art
Cable tie devices are used to help organize cables, wires, cords, and other similar articles. Typically, the cables are wrapped in a loop, and at least one portion of the loop is tied off (for example with string). Further improvements are desired.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention involves an improved multipurpose cable tie apparatus, which includes a flexible strap with a loop and a locking head. The locking head is disposed on one end, opposite to which extrudes a base of varying dimensions. Intermediate and along the axis is a radially extruding which separates the opposing sphere and extruded base. The flexible strap has as series of apertures formed therein and additional aperture for the locking head. The flexible strap also has a pre-formed loop.
The invention overcomes the disadvantages of having a plethora of cables where the need for cables works in parallel with products of society. Embodiments of the invention organize and bundle said cables in order to minimize space and simplify when not in use. The preformed loop on one of the sides helps to prevent misplacement of the apparatus while the cable is in use. Both the strap and locking head may vary in color, with the locking head being made out of a durable material such as high density plastic, metal, or rubber and the flexible strap made of a more flexible material such as rubber silicone.
The above mentioned and other features and objects of this invention, and the manner of attaining them, will become more apparent and the invention itself will be better understood by reference to the following description of an embodiment of the invention taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Corresponding reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views. Although the drawings represent embodiments of the present invention, the drawings are not necessarily to scale and certain features may be exaggerated in order to better illustrate and explain the present invention. The exemplification set out herein illustrates an embodiment of the invention, in one form, and such exemplifications are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention in any manner.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT INVENTIONThe embodiments disclosed below is/are not intended to be exhaustive or limit the invention to the precise form disclosed in the following detailed description. Rather, the embodiment is chosen and described so that others skilled in the art may utilize its teachings.
Referring to the drawings generally, cable bundle tie apparatus 10 is shown bundling articles such as wires or cables. Typically, users of computers and other electrical equipment use such wire or cables to electrically couple various components of a system. Often, such cables or wires may become tangled and interfere with the smooth operation of such systems. With the embodiments of the present invention, once components are coupled together, excess cables or wires may be looped and/or bundled together then secured in the loop or bundle by the arrangements of the embodiments of the present invention.
Strap 10, such as depicted in the embodiment of
In one embodiment, shown in particular in
As depicted in
In operation when locking head 30 and strap 10 have been joined to form a cable secure tie apparatus, as illustrated in
Plug enclosure 14 may accommodate different size cable plugs, for example for USB ports, VGA ports, power cable plugs, coaxial cable connectors, ethernet connectors, fiber optic cable crystal head, etc. In some embodiments for larger cable plugs plug enclosure 14, and optionally locking head 30, may be larger and in other embodiments for smaller cable plugs plug enclosure 12, and optionally locking head 30, may be smaller. Also, apertures 11 in some embodiments may have a relatively large size to accommodate larger sized spheres 31, or alternatively may have a relatively small size to accommodate a smaller sized sphere 31. The length of strap 10 may be made in various sizes to accommodate larger and smaller cable plug 50 and bundles of cables and wires 51. Locking head 30 may scale up or down depending on the size of strap 10 to accommodate larger and smaller cable plug 50 and bundles of cables and/or wires 51. Further, locking head 30 may have alternative orientations on plug enclosure 14, see
Also, while many of the embodiments have locking head 30 in the form of a sphere,
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Looking in particular at
When locking head 65 and strap 60 are joined and/or assembled together, see
While this invention has been described as having an exemplary design, the present invention may be further modified within the spirit and scope of this disclosure. This application is therefore intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the invention using its general principles. Further, this application is intended to cover such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice in the art to which this invention pertains.
Claims
1. A cable bundle tie apparatus to tie up and organize a cable bundle comprising:
- a strap made of a flexible material, said strap having a plurality of spaced apertures and a plug enclosure portion disposed at a base end of said strap; and
- a locking head coupled to said base end of said strap, said apertures and said locking head structured and arranged such that said locking head may extend through one of said apertures.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said locking head is joined to said strap through an aperture of said strap.
3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said locking head is integrally formed with said strap.
4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said locking head has a engagement portion in the form of one of a sphere, button, hook, and latch.
5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a cable terminal attached to said plug enclosure.
6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said flexible material is one of rubber, metal, and plastic.
7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said locking head is made of material including at least one of rubber, metal, wood, resin, and plastic.
8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of said strap and said locking head is colored.
9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of said strap and said locking head includes a marking.
10. A cable bundle tie apparatus to tie up and organize a bundle of cable or wires comprising:
- a strap made of flexible material, said strap having a plurality of spaced apertures and a plug enclosure on a first end, said plug enclosure including a hole;
- a locking head having a post, a base on a first end of said post, and a spherical head on a second end of said post, said post extending through said hole.
11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the head is joined to said flexible strap and acts as the locking member for said series of aperture.
12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said locking head further includes a disc disposed on said post between said sphere and said base, said hole structured and arranged to accept said sphere and said disc.
13. The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising a cable terminal integrally formed with said plug enclosure.
14. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said flexible material is one of rubber, metal, and plastic.
15. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said locking head is made of material including at least one of rubber, metal, wood, and plastic.
16. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein at least one of said strap and said locking head is colored.
17. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein at least one of said strap and said locking head includes a marking.
18. A cable bundle tie apparatus to tie up and organize a cable bundle comprising:
- a strap made of a flexible material, with opposing free and base loop ends, said strap having a plurality of spaced apertures formed across said strap from said free end towards a middle position, said base loop end having a pre-formed loop portion, said pre-formed loop portion having a second aperture;
- a locking head having a post, a base at a first end of said post, an engagement portion on a second end of said post, and a radially extending disc which separates said engagement portion and said base;
- wherein to secure a cable bundle with said strap and said locking head, a loop is formed, folding from the free end of strap over the bundle of cable, while folding over the strap may stretch to securely fasten the bundle of cable, securing the bundle of cable by selecting the appropriate aperture in the series of apertures and stretch the appropriate aperture over the engagement portion.
19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein said pre-formed loop portion is secured to one end of a cable plug.
20. The apparatus of claim 18, further including a cable wherein said pre-formed loop portion is secured at a point along the cable in between ends of the cable. 4.
21. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein said flexible material is one of rubber, metal, and plastic.
22. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein said locking head is made of material including at least one of rubber, metal, wood, resin, and plastic.
23. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein said locking head and strap are connected by one of a fused, melded, bonded, cemented, fluxed united, and heat treated connection.
24. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein said engagement portion has the form of one of a sphere, button, hook, and latch.
25. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein said second aperture and said locking head are oriented transversely to said strap.
26. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein said pre-formed loop portion extends from said strap and has a first end relatively coplanar with said strap, and a second end extending beyond a plane defined by said strap, and said locking head extends from said second end of said pre-formed loop portion.
27. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein at least one of said strap and said locking head is colored.
28. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein at least one of said strap and said locking head includes a marking.
Type: Application
Filed: Sep 25, 2012
Publication Date: Dec 26, 2013
Inventor: Nick John Perlegos (Zephyr Cove, NV)
Application Number: 13/626,214