Patent ID: 6850687

Claim:
A retaining clip for retaining a strip of optical fiber, said strip of optical fiber defining a minimum bend radius, said clip being mountable on a mounting surface, said clip comprising: a mounting means for mounting said clip to said mounting surface; a first spacing leg and a second spacing leg, said first spacing leg defining a first spacing leg first end attached to said mounting means and an opposed first spacing leg second end, said second spacing leg defining a second spacing leg first end attached to said mounting means and an opposed second spacing leg second end; said first and second spacing legs both extending generally away from said mounting means, said first and second spacing leg first ends being spaced relationship relative to each other along a spacing leg spacing axis so as to define a spacing leg distance therebetween; a first retaining leg and a second retaining leg, said first retaining leg defining a first retaining leg first end attached to said first spacing leg and an opposed first retaining leg second end, said second retaining leg defining a second retaining leg first end attached to said second spacing leg and an opposed second retaining leg second end; said first and second retaining legs respectively defining a first and a second overlapping segment respectively extending generally inwardly beyond said second and first retaining leg second ends, said first and second overlapping segments being in a generally parallel and spaced relationship relative to each other so as to define an insertion slot therebetween, said insertion slot defining an insertion slot longitudinal axis extending in a generally parallel relationship relative to said spacing leg spacing axis.