Patent ID: 7467767

Claim:
A clamp for securing an element to a structure, the clamp comprising: two inter-engageable parts, each of a first part and a second part includes a mounting section, for attachment to the structure, and a retaining section for accepting the element to be secured, the first part further including a first slotted flap, the second part further including a second slotted flap, the first slotted flap and the second slotted flap being slideably engageable with one another to provide engagement means for assembly of the clamp about the element to be secured; a flexible element attached to the first part and to the second part, the flexible element allowing independent movement of the first part and second part when the clamp is not assembled; and tensioning means adapted to hold the flexible element taut when the clamp is in an assembled state, wherein the tensioning means comprises a first flexible element retaining means attached to the first part, and a second flexible element retaining means attached to the second part, the first and second flexible element retaining means disposed to lie apart when the clip is assembled such that the flexible element is held taut, and the first flap forms the first flexible element retaining means, and the second flap forms the second flexible element retaining means.