Patent ID: 7111812

Claim:
A device for fastening items to a pole, the fastening device comprising: a main body; a first, elongated arcuate member attached to the main body, the first arcuate member having lengthwise contiguous first and second edge portions furthest from the main body; and a second, elongated arcuate member attached to the main body, the second arcuate member having lengthwise contiguous third and fourth edge portions furthest from the main body; wherein the first, elongated arcuate member and the second, elongated arcuate member define an elongated open channel between them; wherein the first and second edge portions do not touch the third and fourth edge portions and the space between them leaves the channel open; wherein the first and third edge portions are generally parallel and the second and fourth edge portions diverge apart starting at a point where they are lengthwise contiguous with the first and third edge portions, and the spacing between the second and fourth edge portions is wider further away from the contiguous point; and wherein the first and second elongated arcuate members are resilient and can be readily spread apart to attach the device to the pole, wherein the second and fourth edge portions initially contact the pole and spread apart followed by the first and third edge portions contacting the pole and spreading apart as the device is attached to the pole, and the first through fourth edge portions then return to their original positions to hold the device to the pole.