Patent ID: 7626559

Claim:
A three-prong clip comprising a base having a first side, a second side, a flat bottom and an axis extending orthogonally from the base; a pair of outer prongs on the first side separated by a generally u-shaped opening, each outer prong having a lower portion extending upward from the base towards the axis at a first angle, an upper portion extending upward from the lower portion away from the axis at a second angle, and a retention tab formed in the upper portion and the upper portion at the second angle; and a middle prong on the second side in the u-shaped opening having a first portion extending upward from the base towards the axis at a first opposing angle, a second portion extending upward from the first portion towards the axis at a second opposing angle, and a middle retention tab formed in the first portion and the second portion at the second opposing angle; the outer prongs and the middle prong configured to separate and receive an element therebetween with the retention tab on each outer prong and the middle retention tab on the middle prong forming a clamping surface.