Patent ID: 6880789

Claim:
A clip device for removably securing a tube to a bracket, said clip comprising: an annular body having an external surface defining a diameter of a generally constant size, said annual body further having a first edge and a second edge, said body defining an opening extending between said first edge and said second edge for the removable reception therein of the tube, said body including a flexible arm positioned between said first edge and said second edge, said flexible arm having a proximal end and a distal end, one of said distal end of said arm and the bracket defining a tooth and the other of said distal end of said arm and the bracket including a mating structure adapted to lockingly cooperate with said tooth, the arrangement being such that, the tube is passed through said opening of said body and then, said body is further moved axially along the tube so that the bracket extends into said opening and said body is then rotated about the tube until said tooth engages said associated mating structure, thereby removably securing the tube to the bracket.