Patent ID: 6243928
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: F16B,F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
A combination of a clip for holding an elongated object such as a cable, and a body for holding the clip, wherein:said body has upper and lower surfaces and forms a slot extending between said surfaces, with said slot having opposite slot walls;said clip has a pair of jaws with upper and lower ends with said upper ends being moveable together and apart, with each jaw upper end having an object-engaging surface facing the other jaw to hold the object between the two object-engaging surfaces when the jaw upper ends are moved together, with each jaw lower end pivotally connected to the other jaw lower end to allow said jaw upper ends to move together and apart, with each jaw upper end having a downwardly-facing surface for engaging the body upper surface, with each jaw lower end having an upwardly-facing surface for engaging the body lower surface, and with each jaw having a middle part for engaging said walls of said slot;said slot has a wide part through which said jaw lower ends can pass until said jaw middle parts lie in said slot wide apart, and said slot has a narrow part of smaller width than said wide part to push said middle parts closer together as said clip is slid along said slot into said narrow part with said slots having tapered parts between said wide and narrow parts to thereby push said jaw upper ends closer together.