Patent ID: 7188448

Claim:
A clip device adapted to interconnect a pair of elongate poles in spaced apart relation, comprising: (A) an elongated beam portion extending generally linearly along a longitudinal axis and having opposite first and second beam ends arranged on said axis and separated from one another by a length of said beam portion; and (B) a first clamp portion supported on the first beam end and a second clamp portion supported on the second beam end, each of said first and second clamp portions formed of a stiff yet resilient material and including: (1) a stationary jaw section proximate to said beam and (2) a flexing jaw section in spaced relation to said stationary jaw section to form a jaw pair such that each of said first and second clamp portions has a generally cylindrical sidewall, said jaw pair including a detent structure associated therewith and having an inner edge formed along substantially a same radius of curvature as said sidewall.