Patent ID: 7765684

Claim:
A corrugated tube mounting jig for mounting a corrugated tube, having a slit formed in a longitudinal direction, on a wire bundle, the corrugated tube mounting jig comprising: a folded-back portion that has a generally U-shape and that grips the wire bundle; side plate portions, which extend from the U-shape of the folded-back portion, which are connected to the U-shape of the folded-back portion for substantially the entire length of the folded back portion, which are disposed respectively on opposite sides of the wire bundle, and which are arranged parallel to each other, and which have respective end edges slanting relative to the wire bundle; and a flange portion that is formed at the slanting end edges of the side plate portions, and extends laterally of the side plate portions, wherein the folded-back portion has a distal end portion and a proximal end portion relative to a location of insertion of the corrugated tube onto the corrugated tube mounting jig, and wherein a material thickness of the distal end portion is made smaller than a material thickness of the proximal end portion.