Patent ID: 7770851

Claim:
A retaining element for securing at least one elongate member to an installation surface in conjunction with a fastener, the retaining element comprising: a first portion for securing the retaining element to the installation surface; and at least one second portion for engaging the elongate member, the second portion defining a single continuous arch formed by a first contoured surface and a second contoured surface, each of the first and second contoured surfaces disposed on a bottom side of the second portion, the first contoured surface defined by a first curvature having a first radius, the second contoured surface defined by a second curvature having a second radius, wherein the first contoured surface and the second contoured surface converge to form a projection delimiting the first and second contoured surfaces, the first radius being different from the second radius, the single continuous arch including a third contoured surface, the third contoured surface disposed on an opposed side of the first contoured surface relative to the second contoured surface, the third contoured surface defined by a third curvature having a third radius, wherein the second radius and third radius are equal, whereby upon installation the elongate member directly engages the installation surface and an opposed substantial extent of at least one of the first, second and third contoured surfaces.