Patent ID: 7308739

Claim:
An adjustable clip assembly, comprising: first and second jaw portions, said jaw portions having first ends that are joined together and second ends that are spread apart so as to define a receiving area; a live hinge connecting said first ends of said jaw portions at a common base, said jaw portions and said live hinge being formed as a unitarily molded structure of a resiliently flexible material: first and second, raised engagement surfaces formed on said second ends of said jaw portions on opposite sides of said receiving area; an adjustment mechanism for adjustably urging said engagement surfaces on said jaw portions into gripping engagement with an article positioned within said receiving area, said adjustment mechanism comprising: a threaded shaft that spans said first and second jaw portions at mid areas intermediate said engagement surfaces and said live hinge; and a finger operated knob that is in operative engagement with said shaft so as to urge said first and second jaw portions together in response to tightening of said knob; and at least one stop member positioned between said jaw portions so as to prevent said mid-areas of said jaw portions from collapsing towards one another beyond a predetermined minimum spacing as said finger operated knob is tightened, said stop member comprising: a raised projection formed on said shaft for bearing against an inner surface of said mid-area of at least one of said jaw portions so as to limit movement of said jaw portion as said finger operated knob is tightened.