Patent ID: 6883762
Filing Date: 2005-04-26
Classification: B60R,F16L

Abstract:
1. A clamp for holding a plurality of rod-shaped members, comprising: a fitting portion to be fixed to an object to be attached; a first clamp portion having a substantially U-shape and attached to the fitting portion, said first clamp portion having an inner wall and an opening; a first receiving portion disposed inside the first clamp portion at a middle thereof in a depth direction for receiving one rod-shaped member through the opening of the first clamp portion; a second receiving portion disposed inside the first clamp portion at a bottom thereof for receiving another rod-shaped member through the opening of the clamp portion and the first receiving portion; a first elastic piece extending from the inner wall of the first clamp portion toward a center of the first receiving portion, said first elastic piece being elastically deformable for allowing the one rod-shaped member to pass therethrough and holding the one rod-shaped member in a space between the first elastic piece and the first receiving portion; and a stopper extending from the inner wall of the first clamp portion toward a center of the second receiving portion, said stopper being elastically deformable for allowing the another rod-shaped member to enter the second receiving portion to hold the another rod-shaped member in a space between the stopper and the second receiving portion, said stopper including a base portion extending from the inner wall of the first clamp portion at a substantially right angle, and a holding piece formed at an end of the base portion to extend generally vertically to the base portion, said holding piece having one end extending toward the second receiving portion and the other end extending toward the first receiving portion, said holding piece being rotatably attached to the base portion so that when the another rod-shape member is retained in the second receiving portion, the other end is directed to a center area of the first receiving portion to prevent the one rod-shaped member from entering the second receiving portion.