Techniques and apparatuses directed to improved pawl-latching devices are described in this document. The disclosed techniques and apparatuses provide pawl-latching devices with pawls structured to avoid the sinking and warping problems present in some conventional injection molding processes. In aspects, the pawl-latching devices include a pawl having at least one of a pivot member including a notch, a release feature on the pawl spaced apart from the front and sides of the pawl, a recess defined in the top of the pawl, and/or a recess defined in the bottom of the pawl.

A fastener head including a body having a cavity for receiving a first end of a cable and a through hole for receiving a second end of a cable. The fastener head may include a first locking mechanism for securing the cable in the cavity and a second locking mechanism for securing the cable in the through hole.

A strap tie includes a body including a receiving channel and a strap engagement member. The receiving channel extends through the body. The receiving channel is configured to receive a remote strap. The engagement member is configured to engage a movement restriction member of the remote strap to prevent translation of the remote strap away from the body. The strap extends from the body. The strap includes a proximal end attached to the body, a distal end opposite the proximal end, and a plurality of movement restriction members. The rotational element of the body is configured to removably couple to a base to allow the strap tie to rotate relative to the base.

One variation of a self-locking tie cord comprises a) a linear series of a plurality of nodules coupled together by a connective stem; b) a planar lock coupled to one end of the connective stem and comprising a valve configured to allow the nodules to pass through the planar lock in only a first direction orthogonal to the plane of the planar lock; and c) an unlocking mechanism disposed within the planar lock and configured to unlock the valve when activated, such that the nodules are allowed to pass through the planar lock in both the first direction orthogonal to the plane of the planar lock and a second direction orthogonal to the plane of the planar lock and opposite to the first direction orthogonal to the plane of the planar lock.

A cable tie includes a body having a composition wherein the composition includes a base plastic, an antimicrobial additive, and a detectable additive selected from a detectable metal additive, an X-ray detectable additive, and combinations thereof, a head having a bard comprising a metallic barb material, and wherein the body and the head are integrally formed. The antimicrobial additive can be configured to be resistant against silver-ion resistant pathogens. The antimicrobial additive can include complexes of zinc, copper, other metallic ions, and combinations thereof.

A securing device (10) for securing a first object (320) relative to a second object (322), the securing device (10) being configured to frictionally maintain its position relative to the objects and to itself, includes a device body (12) having a first end (12A), an opposed second end (12B), and a cross-sectional area. The device body (12) is formed from a material so that the device body (12) exhibits tensile strength of greater than four thousand five hundred kPa and less than nine thousand three hundred kPa. The material that forms the device body (12) has an average coefficient of static friction of greater than 0.75 and less than 1.75 relative to itself. A ratio of the tensile strength (in kPa) to the cross-sectional area (in square millimeters) is greater than 40:1 and less than 100:1. The material that forms the device body (12) can include thermoplastic elastomers, and can further include styrene.

An assembly for securing a cord in a selected compact configuration. The assembly can include a first attachment apparatus configured to connect to the cord. An elongate body can extend from the first attachment apparatus. The elongate body can be configured to be positioned to extend at least partially around the cord to at least partially secure the cord in the selected compact configuration. A second attachment apparatus can be positioned along at least a portion of the elongate body. The second attachment apparatus can be configured to connect to the first attachment apparatus to at least partially secure the elongate body at least partially about the cord in the selected compact configuration.

A clamping-action tie, in particular for docking two lines or flanges, which consists of at least one flexible tie with a closure end and a free end, which should be connected to the closure end, which tie can be closed in a stepped manner, with latching action, or stepless manner around an axis, wherein at least one closing side of the tie is intended to interact mechanically with the closure end during a closing operation, wherein the closing side and/or a further side of the tie, in the form of a clamping side, has at an axial spacing apart from one another over the length of the tie, at at least two circumferential locations, at least two roughly radially inwardly directed elevations directed towards a tied article which runs radially inwards in the direction of the axis, wherein a-clamping region is made between each interacting arrangement of elevations.

A fastening system having a cable tie which has i) a toothed cable tie strip and ii) a cable tie head with a detent device for detent engagement with the toothed cable tie strip. The fastening system further includes a holding apparatus which is separate from the cable tie. The cable tie, in the fully assembled state, is positioned relative to the holding apparatus such that the material for binding held by the cable tie is arranged spaced apart from the holding apparatus in order to reduce abrasion of the material for binding. A cable tie, a holding apparatus for a fastening system of the type, and a corresponding assembly method are also presented.

The present invention provides a base electrical box, and an end portion. The end portion is added to the base electrical box to substantially complete the electrical box. The electrical box also includes at least one intermediate portion that is added to complete the electrical box. The at least one intermediate portion is placed between the base electric box and the end portion.