Patent ID: 7661633

Claim:
A clamp for a long component, comprising: a band constructed to be wound around a long component; a buckle connected to a base of the band at one side of the buckle and having a support surface for placement thereon of the long component wound with the band; and a mounting device extending from the buckle opposite to the long component on the support surface of the buckle for mounting the clamp on a support, wherein the band has engagement portions formed at a certain interval along its length, and the buckle has a pawl for engaging the engagement portions to maintain the band in a wound state, wherein the buckle has an insertion passage for guiding the band so engagement portions are engaged by the pawl, and has guide portions for restraining the band in the insertion passage, wherein the insertion passage extends from an inlet for the band opposite to the base of the band to an outlet for the band near the base of the band such that a distance between the inlet of the insertion passage and the base of the band is greater than a distance between the outlet of the insertion passage and the base of the band, and wherein the guide portions are shaped so that a rear portion of the insertion passage including the outlet is substantially parallel to the support surface, and so that a front portion of the insertion passage including the inlet is connected to the rear portion at an acute angle of inclination with respect to the rear portion; and wherein the pawl is positioned in the insertion passage on a center line widthwise with respect to the insertion passage, wherein the guide portions include a first guide positioned on the center line of the front portion of the insertion passage widthwise with respect to the insertion passage and extending to the pawl, and a second guide with parts on side edges of the insertion passage and formed apart from the first guide heightwise so as to define the height of the insertion passage, and wherein the first guide and the second guide form the front portion of the insertion passage including the inlet.