Patent ID: 6809257
Filing Date: 2004-10-26
Classification: B60R,F16L,H02G

Abstract:
A capped clip for a pipe, electric cable or the like, comprising a fixing portion to be fixed to a workplace, a clamp portion having a pair of clamp arms standing from said fixing portion in an approximate U-shape to define a U-shaped holding section for holding an elongated member such as a pipe, electric cable or the like, and a cap portion for closing an opening of said clamp portion with said fixing portion, clamp and cap potions being integrally molded to form one piece, wherein said capped clip is adapted to hold said elongated member by inserting said elongated member into the opening of said clamp portion and then closing said opening with said cap portion, said capped clip further comprising:a thin hinge connecting said cap portion to the outer surface of a first one of said clamp arms to allow said cap portion to be pivotally moved about said hinge to close the opening of said clamp portion; a first engagement portion formed in said cap portion and adapted to engage with a second engagement portion formed in a second one of said clamp arms to keep said cap portion in its closed position; a protrusion formed at the opening-side end of said first clamp arm having said thin hinge, said protrusion protruding outward from said holding section; a recess formed in said cap portion at a position corresponding to said protrusion of said first clamp arm, said recess being adapted to receive said protrusion therein when said cap portion is pivotally moved to its closed position; an engagement shoulder formed in said recess and adapted to engage with said protrusion to lock said cap portion in its closed position when said cap portion is in said closed position; and a pair of walls defining a portion of said recess to be located on the opposite sides of said protrusion in the longitudinal direction of the elongated member, said walls being adapted to confine said protrusion to prevent it from coming out of said recess even i said cap portion is forced to move with respect to said clamp portion in either longitudinal direction of said elongated member received in said holding section when said cap portion is in its closed position.