A portable tool configured for tightening bands, such as cable ties, around an elongate object, such as a bundle of cables or the like. The tool includes a command interface that allows a the user of the tool to choose a predetermined final circumferential dimension of the loop formed by the band around the bundle of cables. An electronic unit commands a tensioning device and a severing device depending on the predetermined circumferential dimension chosen by means of the command interface. The invention also relates to a method for commanding the tool.

A manual binding tool including a mechanism for applying plastic deformation to a tie portion located in a head portion to forcibly cause tie portions to engage with each other. A manual binding tool has a tie holding portion that receives and supports a head portion, a tightening mechanism that pulls a projection tie portion that projects through the head portion, a return preventing mechanism that blocks a return movement of the projection tie portion with respect to the head portion that is supported by the tie holding portion, and a pushing mechanism that, in a state where the head portion is supported by the tie holding portion, pushes and deforms a passed tie portion located in the head portion, and that causes the deformed portion to be engaged into an engagement hole of a root tie portion on which the head portion is previously surroundingly held.

The present invention provides for an improved tool for tensioning and severing an elongate cable tie having a tie head portion and a tie tail portion, said tool comprising: a pistol-shaped housing having a barrel portion extending between a distal housing end portion and a proximal housing end portion along a longitudinal axis and a handle portion extending away from said barrel portion in a direction different to said longitudinal axis; a trigger mechanism comprising an elongate trigger member extending away from said barrel portion operably forward of said handle portion and configured to pivotably move toward and away from said handle portion; a tension mechanism comprising a pawl link provided slidably reciprocatingly within said barrel portion along said longitudinal axis and operably coupled to said trigger mechanism, configured to grippingly engage the cable tie and apply tension to the tie tail when moving said elongate trigger member toward said handle portion, during use; a locking mechanism within said barrel portion and operably coupled with said tension mechanism, configured to stop operation of and lock said tension mechanism at a predetermined tension of the tie tail; a cut-off mechanism within said barrel portion and operably coupled with said trigger mechanism and said locking mechanism configured to cut the tie tail when said locking mechanism is lockingly actuated, and an adjustable biasing mechanism comprising a second biasing member provided within said barrel portion, adapted to provide a biasing load to any one of said trigger mechanism, said tension mechanism and said cut-off mechanism.

Provided is a resin composition for a cable tie, containing a polyoxymethylene resin, a polyester based polyurethane resin, and a polyethylene/octene copolymer. The resin composition for a cable tie may have advantages in that it may have high flowability, be easily molded without requiring a forced moisture absorption process at the time of manufacturing a cable tie, and have excellent physical/chemical stability and durability in addition to excellent mechanical properties.

A portable tool for tying an object, in particular a cable harness, using a strip, comprising a tool element with a cycle controller arranged in the tool element, a clamping device, and a drive for the clamping device. The drive is designed as a dual drive such that the cycle controller and the clamping device each have a dedicated drive, said drives being actuated independently by a controller. By providing a dedicated drive for the clamping device in this manner, interfering influences from the cycle controller are eliminated. Thus, a more precise clamping process can be carried out with high reproducibility, thereby improving the quality of the tying process.

A powered banding device includes a housing and a plurality of gripping rollers within the housing that are configured to pull a tail end of a band through a feed slot as the gripping rollers rotate. The device also includes torque circuitry coupled to an electric motor driving the plurality of gripping rollers, which the torque circuitry is configured to calculate a torque on the band using a motor current to determine when to stop pulling. A roller pin is configured to move through a roller slot after the electric motor stops pulling to form a fold in the band as the roller pin moves to an end of a downward curved portion of the roller slot. A cutter blade behind the roller pin follows the roller pin and cuts the band above the roller pin and flattens a cut end over a buckle of the band.

A tool for tensioning, cutting and/or punching a band of a band-type clamp, a band and buckle attachment, and a band punch attachment are provided. The tool includes a nose piece to receive a tail of the band and a lever pivotably secured to the nose piece. The band and buckle attachment includes a main body having a band guide slot and a blade guide intersecting the band guide slot. A blade is movably positioned in the blade guide. A blade biasing element is positioned between the blade and the main body. The band punch attachment includes a main body having a band guide slot and a punch mechanism rotatably mounted on the main body. The punch mechanism includes a punch guide having a passageway and a punch tool movably positioned in the punch guide. A spring is positioned in the passageway urging the punch tool in a predetermined direction.

A tool for tensioning, cutting and/or punching a band of a band-type clamp, a band and buckle attachment, and a band punch attachment are provided. The tool includes a nose piece to receive a tail of the band and a lever pivotably secured to the nose piece. The band and buckle attachment includes a main body having a band guide slot and a blade guide intersecting the band guide slot. A blade is movably positioned in the blade guide. A blade biasing element is positioned between the blade and the main body. The band punch attachment includes a main body having a band guide slot and a punch mechanism rotatably mounted on the main body. The punch mechanism includes a punch guide having a passageway and a punch tool movably positioned in the punch guide. A spring is positioned in the passageway urging the punch tool in a predetermined direction.

A tool comprises housing 110, elongated member 120, trigger 170, first jaw 130, and second jaw 140. Housing 110 comprises housing abutment surface 112. Elongated member 120 comprises distal end 122, proximal end 124, and elongated-member abutment surface 128. Trigger 170 is pivotally coupled to housing 110 and is coupled to elongated member 120. Elongated member 120 translates along axis 121 when trigger 170 is moved relative to housing 110. First jaw 130 abuts housing abutment surface 112 of housing 110 and is configured to engage cable tie 200. First jaw 130 is located between distal end 122 of elongated member 120 and housing abutment surface 112. Second jaw 140 abuts elongated-member abutment surface 128 and is configured to engage cable tie 200. Second jaw 140 translates relative to first jaw 130 along axis 121 when trigger 170 is pivoted with respect to housing 110.