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

Claim 21:
22. A clamp comprising:
a first clamp member having a substantially U-shaped clip with first and second arms connected at a distal end of the clip; and
a second clamp member having a housing arranged to receive the clip, the second clamp member hingeably attached to the first clamp member to define an opening through which a bundle of wires is insertable;
a cushion affixed to the first clamp member and the second clamp member and bounding the opening;
wherein:
the housing includes a channel sized to receive the clip, the channel bounded by first and second sidewalls of the housing, a flat channel floor on a surface of the housing between the first and second sidewalls,
a proximal end of the first arm of the clip arranged to engage with the housing to hold the clip in the housing;
the flat channel floor extends tangentially from a curvature of the second clamp member and is adjacent the distal end of the clip; and
at the distal end of the clip, the second arm of the clip extends beyond the first arm of the clip.