Patent ID: 8555469

Claim:
A clip, comprising: an anchor portion having a plurality of flexible strips and at least one support strip, wherein each of the flexible strips is integrally connected to the at least one support strip only via a connecting portion corresponding to a distal end portion of the anchor portion and a connecting portion corresponding to a proximal end portion of the anchor portion, wherein when the anchor portion is pushed into an insertion hole formed in a subject member, the anchor portion is inserted into the insertion hole while each of the flexible strips are flexed toward a longitudinal axis of the anchor portion, so that a shouldered portion of each of the flexible strips can engage a periphery of the insertion hole, and wherein each of the flexible strips is formed such that the difference between a junction area of the anchor distal end side connecting portion and a junction area of the anchor proximal end side connecting portion is 0-15% such that the anchor distal end side connecting portion and the anchor proximal end side connecting portion can be substantially uniformly flexed.