Patent ID: 7347015

Claim:
A marking device for identifying an electrical conductor, comprising: (a) a planar body member ( 2 ) having a generally-square central body portion ( 2 a ), and a pair of integral wing portions ( 2 b , 2 c ) on opposite sides of said central body portion; (b) said central body portion containing a central opening (C 3 ) that defines a pair of opposed bridging portions ( 12 ) connected between said wing portions; (c) said body member wing portions containing pocket openings ( 4 , 5 ) for receiving indicia-bearing tags ( 9 ), respectively; (d) said body members bridging portions containing first and second inwardly directed creased portion ( 3 a , 3 b ), respectively; (e) said body member bridging portions being formed from a deformable synthetic plastic material such that when a conductor ( 11 ) is inserted axially into said central opening, said bridging portions may be deformed toward each other toward positions in engagement with the outer peripheral surface of the conductor, thereby to adjust the size of said central opening in accordance with the diameter of the conductor inserted into said central opening.