Patent ID: 7608782
Filing Date: 2009-10-27
Classification: H01R,H02G

Abstract:
1. A clip for securing a conduit to a structural object, the conduit having a central conduit axis and an outer layer extending about the conduit axis, said clip comprising a clip body having a longitudinally extending base extending between a front edge and a back edge, with side edges extending between said front and back edges, said base further having a base thickness, said clip further including a first side wall extending upwardly from said base between said front and back edges, said first side wall having a first inwardly extending surface forming a first portion of a longitudinally extending conduit cavity, said first portion having a first upper edge; a second side wall extending upwardly from said base between said front and back edges, said second side wall having a second inwardly extending surface forming a second portion of said conduit cavity and defining a cavity width, said second portion facing said first portion and having a second upper edge spaced from said first upper edge thereby forming a longitudinally extending entry gap smaller than said cavity width for receiving and lockingly engaging a conduit, said entry gap being generally opposite to said base; said first and second side walls being bendable between a relaxed condition when the conduit is not positioned in said cavity and an engaged condition when the conduit is positioned in said cavity such that the conduit extends longitudinally through said cavity, said base further including a front flange extending forwardly beyond said first and second side walls and an oppositely facing back flange extending rearwardly beyond said first and second side walls, one of said front and back flanges having a generally rectangular configuration and the other of said front and back flanges having a generally rectangular configuration but including a corner notch.