Patent ID: 8910912

Claim:
An isolating clip comprising: a rigid outer clamp connectable to an assembly; an insert on the clamp, the insert being of softer material than the clamp; said insert including an outer body, a tube seat spaced from said outer body and at least one discrete, substantially straight flexible connector between said outer body and said tube seat, said tube seat having a first end, a second end, a continuous surface extending from said first end to said second end and an opening extending across said tube seat from said first end to said second end, said opening configured to receive an article, said opening defining a dimension that is greater than any other dimension across said tube seat; and at least one bumper spanning some of the distance between said outer body and said tube seat and being connected to only one of said outer body and said tube seat; wherein said insert and the clamp are arranged such that when the article is received through the opening of said tube seat, the article does not engage the rigid outer clamp.