Patent ID: 8469061

Claim:
A clamp for securing a pipe or other elongated element to a supporting structure, comprising: a base that includes a foot for attachment to the supporting structure; a head that includes a seating for accommodating the elongated element, two walls for defining the seating, and an entrance for the elongated element extending between the two walls; and a U-formed strap for clamping the elongated element in the seating to the base whereby the strap has two legs each equipped with a hook for, in a clamping position, engaging opposite contact faces in cavities formed in the foot of the base, and a curved bottom for at the same time surrounding the elongated element together with the walls of the head without contacting the elongated element; wherein a distance measured from the center of the seating to the inner side of the curved bottom of the U-formed strap is larger than the radius of curvature of the seating when viewed in the clamping position of the strap to form a clearance between the strap and the elongated element so that the strap is not able to contact the elongated element.