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

Claim 22:
23. A clamp comprising:
a first clamp member bounding a first portion of a circular opening and having a substantially U-shaped clip with first and second arms connected at a distal end of the clip, wherein the distal end of the clip includes a flat portion that slopes in a distal direction from the first arm toward the second arm; and
a second clamp member bounding a second portion of the circular opening and having a housing comprising a channel arranged to receive the clip, the second clamp member cooperating with the first clamp member to define the circular opening through which a bundle of wires is insertable;
wherein:
a first end of the first clamp member is hingeably attached to a first end of the second clamp member;
the clip is at a second end of the first clamp member, opposite the first end of the first clamp member;
the channel is at a second end of the second clamp member, opposite the first end of the second clamp member;
the channel is bounded by portions of the housing of the second clamp member defining a first side wall, a second side wall and a flat floor disposed between the first side wall and the second side wall;
the housing of the second clamp member comprises a top above the channel and extending in a direction from the first side wall to the second side wall;
a portion of an outwardly facing side of the first arm of the clip is arranged to be exposed when the clip is engaged with the housing, and the outwardly facing side has a projection and a tail extending beyond the projection at a proximal end of the first arm; and
the projection and tail are configured to engage different surfaces of the top such that, when the second end of the first clamp member is engaged to the second end of the second clamp member, the distal end of the clip is adjacent the flat floor of the channel and the proximal end of the first arm of the clip is engaged to the top with the exposed portion of the outwardly facing side of the first arm disposed between the top and the distal end of the clip.