Patent ID: 7938371

Claim:
A wiring holding unit for holding a receiving member receiving wiring therein, the wiring holding unit comprising: a pair of substantially rigid gripping portions for gripping said receiving member; a hinge portion interconnecting said pair of rigid gripping portions such that said gripping portions are movable relative to one another between a first position where said gripping portions are brought into opposed relation to one another and jointly formed a passage hole for passage of said receiving member therethrough and a second position where said gripping portions are brought apart from one another for insertion of the receiving member therebetween; a plate being a single piece having a substantially U-shaped cross section that conforms to an outer shape of said gripping portions when said gripping portions are in said first position and which is separate from said gripping portions and said hinge portion; an engagement projection disposed at one of an inner surface of each end of the plate and an outer surface of each gripping portion; and an engagement recess disposed at the other of the inner surface of each end of the plate and the outer surface of each gripping portion, wherein the plate is fitted on and covers said hinge portion and a part of each of said gripping portions when said gripping portions are in said first position, thereby preventing said pair of gripping portions from moving toward said second position, wherein once the plate is slid onto the gripping portions, the plate retains its U-shape, and wherein the engagement projections fit into the respective engagement recesses when the gripping portions are in the first position.