Patent ID: 11933436
Assignee: AMPHENOL CORPORATION
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  H | IPC F  H

Claim 19:
20. A clamp comprising:
a first clamp member having a substantially U-shaped clip; and
a second clamp member having a housing arranged to receive the clip, the first and second clamp members cooperating to define an opening through which a bundle of wires is insertable, the second clamp member attached to the first clamp member via a hinge;
wherein the hinge includes a hinge pin and a hinge hook configured to have a snap-fit arrangement such that the hinge pin snaps into the hinge hook in a direction perpendicular to a length of the hinge pin, the hinge pin having a diameter that decreases from a first end of the hinge pin towards a central portion of the hinge pin and the hinge hook having a thickness that increases from a first end of the hinge hook towards a central region of the hinge hook so as to increase the strength of the hinge.