Patent ID: 8157223

Claim:
A holder for an elongate article, the holder comprising: a main part formed of a hard material; a lid part formed of the hard material and separate from the main part and not connected to the main part by hard material; a soft component formed by injection molding of a soft material onto the main part and the lid part, the soft component including: a receptacle attached to the main part and configured to receive the elongate article; the receptacle including a radial opening via which the elongate article can be introduced into the receptacle in the radial direction, and the soft component includes a closure portion attached to the lid part and which closes the radial opening in the closed position of the lid part, the closure portion including a first clamping portion and a second clamping portion, the first clamping portion further includes a first plurality of clamping segments arranged and spaced laterally in the first longitudinal direction, and the individual clamping segments extend radially inward from the closure portion and extend circumferentially within the radial opening, the first plurality of clamping segments is configured to touch the elongate article and inhibit displacement of the elongate article in a first longitudinal direction, and the second clamping portion is configured to touch the elongate article and inhibit displacement of the article in the opposite longitudinal direction; and a joint whereby the lid part is connected to the main part so that the lid part is movable between an open position, wherein the receptacle is accessible for radial insertion of the elongate article, and a closed position.