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Cable ties are a product renowned for their usefulness, simplicity, and versatility.
Loop Ties™ build on the great attributes that make cable ties so good, and take things a bit further.
Loop Ties™ are an evolution of the cable tie; which increases the versatility of an already successful and tremendously useful design.
Loop Ties™ = Cable Ties 2.0
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Loop Ties™ can be locked in a desired loop size allowing the fastener to be used in a loose state (forming a loop that allows objects within it to move, and preventing self-tightening).
The design of regular cable ties is optimized for them being used in a state of tension. The design allows cable ties to self-tightening when not cinched tightly around objects (through vibrations, movement etc).
Two main variants of Loop Ties™ exist:
1) Head-locking Loop Tie™: Integrated loop-locking features on Loop Ties™ prevent self-tightening.
End users can use them exactly like a cable tie, or form loops that won’t change in size. and they have the built in “loop size/diameter security” function so Loop Ties™ can be used in new, innovative ways.
2) Fixed loop Loop Tie™: A feature on the tail of the fastener prevents the formed loop from becoming smaller than a predetermined size – particularly useful where over-tightening is an issue.
US patents 9,878,835 and 10,479,473.
EU patent: 3157838.
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