US20230415969A1

US20230415969A1 - Repurpose cable tie device

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Publication number: US20230415969A1
Application number: US17/846,186
Authority: US
Inventors: Petru Plesa
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2022-06-22
Filing date: 2022-06-22
Publication date: 2023-12-28

Abstract

A repurpose cable tie device for reusing a broken cable tie includes a head being a plastic material. The head has a top surface, a bottom surface, a first surface, and a second surface. Furthermore, the head has a rectangular prism shape. An initial opening is positioned next to the first surface of the head. The initial opening is nests a cable tie within itself. A lock opening is positioned next to the second surface of the head. The lock opening has a first wall and a second wall, and a protrusion is positioned on the first wall. The protrusion is retains the cable tie inserted within the lock opening from reverse direction. A middle opening is positioned in a center from the initial opening to the lock opening. The middle opening is nests a cable tie within itself, similar to the initial opening.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1) Field of the Invention

The disclosure relates to cable tie device and more particularly pertains to a new cable tie device for reusing a broken cable tie.

(2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98

The prior art relates to cable tie devices. The prior art relates to a variety of cable tie devices to secure a loop of the cable tie by clasp lock fastening. Known prior art lacks a cable tie device configured to reuse broken cable ties and creating a new loop by clasp lock fastening.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a head being a plastic material. The head has a top surface and a bottom surface. The head has a first surface and a second surface. Furthermore, the head has a rectangular prism shape. An initial opening is positioned proximate to the first surface of the head. The initial opening is configured for nesting a cable tie within. A lock opening is positioned proximate to the second surface of the head. The lock opening has a first wall and a second wall where a protrusion is positioned on the first wall of the lock opening. The protrusion is configured for restraining the cable tie inserted within the lock opening from reverse direction. A middle opening is positioned in a center from the initial opening to the lock opening. The middle opening is configured for nesting a cable tie within.
Furthermore, a method for repurposing the cable tie includes the step of inserting a tip of a cable tie within an initial opening of a top surface of a head before pulling the tip through the initial opening to nest a body of the cable tie within the initial opening. The user folds the cable tie to position the tip facing towards the head with the tip abutting the body of the cable tie. The user inserts the tip of the cable tie within a middle opening of a bottom surface of the head before pulling the tip through the middle opening to nest the body of the cable tie within the middle opening of the head. The user folds the cable tie to position the tip facing towards the head where the body of the cable is nested within both the initial opening and the middle opening. The user inserts the tip of the cable tie within a lock opening of the top opening of the head before pulling the tip of the cable tie through the lock opening to position the body of the cable tie within the lock opening. A protrusion of the lock opening engages with a clasp locking fastener of the cable tie where the protrusion restrains the cable tie from reverse direction. The body of the cable tie forms a loop upon a top surface of the head. An item is secured by being enclosed within the loop prior to fastening by pulling on the tip of the cable tie.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is an isometric in-use view of a repurpose cable tie device according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a front view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a top view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the disclosure taken from FIG. 3 of Line 4-4.

FIG. 5 is a detail view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 6 is a detail view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 6 thereof, a new cable tie device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.
As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 6 , the repurpose cable tie device 10 generally comprises a head 12. The head 12 is a plastic material 14 wherein the plastic material 14 is configured for being light weight. The head 12 has a top surface 16 and a bottom surface 18. The head 12 has a pair of lateral surfaces 20 wherein the pair of lateral surfaces 20 is positioned perpendicular relative to the top 16 and bottom 18 surfaces. Additionally, the head 12 has a first surface 22 and a second surface 24 wherein the first 22 and second 24 surfaces are positioned perpendicular relative to the pair of lateral surfaces 20. The head 12 has a rectangular prism shape defined by the elements including the top 16 and bottom 18 surfaces, the pair of lateral surfaces 20, and the first 22 and second 24 surfaces.
An initial opening 26 is positioned proximate to the first surface 22 of the head 12. The initial opening 26 is an aperture from the top surface to the bottom surface of the head. The initial opening 26 has a rectangular shape and is configured for nesting a cable tie 28 within. Alternately, a lock opening 30 is positioned proximate to the second surface 24 of the head 12. The lock opening 30 is an aperture from the top surface 16 to the bottom surface 18 of the head 12. The lock opening 30 has a rectangular shape, similar to the initial opening 26. The lock opening 30 has a first wall 32 and a second wall 34 wherein a protrusion 36 is positioned on the first wall 32 of the lock opening 30. The protrusion 36 has a plurality of indents 38 configured to engage with a clasp locking fastener 40 of the cable tie 28. The protrusion 36 is configured for restraining the cable tie 28 inserted within the lock opening 30 from reverse direction.
A middle opening 42 is positioned in a center 44 from the initial opening 26 to the lock opening 30. The middle opening 42 is an aperture from the top surface 16 to the bottom surface 18 of the head 12 and has a rectangular shape. The middle opening 42 is identical in size to the initial opening 26. The middle opening 42 is configured for nesting a cable tie 28 within. The positioning of the middle opening 42 and the initial opening 26 relative to each other enables an end 44 of a cable tie 28 to be retained in place by friction when the cable tie 28 is bent from the initial opening 26 to the middle opening 42.
In use, the user inserts a tip 46 of a cable tie 28 within the initial opening 26 of the top surface 16 of the head 12 before pulling the tip 46 through the initial opening 26 to nest the body of the cable tie 34 within the initial opening. 26 The user folds the cable tie 34 to position the tip 46 facing towards the head 12 with the tip 46 abutting the body of the cable tie 28. Subsequently, the user inserts the tip 46 of the cable tie 28 within the middle opening 42 of the bottom surface 18 of the head 12 before pulling the tip 46 through the middle opening 42 to nest the body of the cable tie 28 within the middle opening 42 of the head 12. The user folds the cable tie 28 to position the tip 46 facing towards the head 12 where the body of the cable tie 46 is nested within both the initial opening 26 and the middle opening 42. The user inserts the tip 46 of the cable tie 28 within the lock opening 30 of the top surface 16 of the head 12 before pulling the tip 46 of the cable tie 28 through the lock opening 30 to position the body of the cable tie 34 within the lock opening 30. The protrusion 36 of the lock opening 30 engages with the clasp locking fastener 40 of the cable tie 28 wherein the protrusion 36 restrains the cable tie 28 from reverse direction. The body of the cable tie 28 forms a loop 48 upon the top surface 16 of the head 12. An item 50 is secured to the cable tie 28 by being enclosed within the loop 48 prior to fastening by pulling on the tip 46 of the cable tie 28.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.

Claims

I claim:

1. A repurpose cable tie device configured for reusing a zip tie, the repurpose cable tie device comprising:

a head being a plastic material, said head having a top surface and a bottom surface, said head having a first surface and a second surface, said head having a rectangular prism shape;

an initial opening being positioned proximate to said first surface of said head, said initial opening being configured for nesting a cable tie within;

a lock opening being positioned proximate to said second surface of said head, said lock opening having a first wall and a second wall, a protrusion being positioned on said first wall of said lock opening, said protrusion being configured for restraining said cable tie inserted within said lock opening from reverse direction; and

a middle opening being positioned in a center from said initial opening to said lock opening, said middle opening being configured for nesting a cable tie within.

2. The repurpose cable tie device of claim 1, further comprising said head having a pair of lateral surfaces, said pair of lateral surfaces being positioned perpendicular relative to said top and bottom surfaces.

3. The repurpose cable tie device of claim 1, further comprising said first and second surfaces being positioned perpendicular relative to said pair of lateral surfaces.

4. The repurpose cable tie device of claim 1, further comprising said initial opening being an aperture from said top surface to said bottom surface of said head, said initial opening having a rectangular shape.

5. The repurpose cable tie device of claim 1, further comprising said lock opening being an aperture from said top surface to said bottom surface of said head, said lock opening having a rectangular shape.

6. The repurpose cable tie device of claim 1, further comprising said protrusion having a plurality of indents configured to engage with a clasp locking fastener of the cable tie.

7. The repurpose cable tie device of claim 1, further comprising said middle opening being an aperture from said top surface to said bottom surface of said head, said middle opening having a rectangular shape.

8. A repurpose cable tie device configured for reusing a zip tie, the repurpose cable tie device comprising:

a head being a plastic material, said head having a top surface and a bottom surface, said head having a pair of lateral surfaces, said pair of lateral surfaces being positioned perpendicular relative to said top and bottom surfaces, said head having a first surface and a second surface, said first and second surfaces being positioned perpendicular relative to said pair of lateral surfaces, said head having a rectangular prism shape;

an initial opening being positioned proximate to said first surface of said head, said initial opening being an aperture from said top surface to said bottom surface of said head, said initial opening having a rectangular shape, said initial opening being configured for nesting a cable tie within;

a lock opening being positioned proximate to said second surface of said head, said lock opening being an aperture from said top surface to said bottom surface of said head, said lock opening having a rectangular shape, said lock opening having a first wall and a second wall, a protrusion being positioned on said first wall of said lock opening, said protrusion having a plurality of indents configured to engage with a clasp locking fastener of the cable tie, said protrusion being configured for restraining said cable tie inserted within said lock opening from reverse direction; and

a middle opening being positioned in a center from said initial opening to said lock opening, said middle opening being an aperture from said top surface to said bottom surface of said head, said middle opening having a rectangular shape, said middle opening being configured for nesting a cable tie within.

9. A method for repurposing a cable tie, the method for repurposing the cable tie including the step of:

inserting a tip of a cable tie within a initial opening of a top surface of a head, pulling the tip through said initial opening to nest a body of the cable tie within said initial opening;

folding the cable tie to position the tip facing towards said head, said tip abutting said body of said cable tie;

inserting the tip of the cable tie within a middle opening of a bottom surface of said head, pulling the tip through said middle opening to nest the body of the cable tie within said middle opening of said head;

folding the cable tie to position the tip facing towards said head, said body of said cable being nested within said initial opening and said middle opening;

inserting the tip of the cable tie within a lock opening of said top surface of said head, pulling the tip of the cable tie through said lock opening to position the body of the cable tie within said lock opening, a protrusion of said lock opening engaging with a clasp locking fastener of the cable tie, said protrusion restrains the cable tie from reverse direction, the body of the cable tie forming a loop upon a top surface of said head; and

an item being secured to the cable tie by being enclosed within said loop prior to fastening by pulling on the tip of the cable tie.