Patent ID: 7559125

Claim:
A clip for use in holding cords or tubing, comprising: an upper jaw and a lower jaw, each of them having a grasping part and articulated with respect to the other about a hinge between a closed position and an open position; a spring biasing said jaws into said closed position; a tubular sheath having at least one longitudinal opening, connected between said jaws, said at least one longitudinal opening being open when said jaws are in said open position and closed when said jaws are in said closed position; and a means for moving said jaws into said open position; wherein said sheath is adapted to receive cords or tubing through said at least one longitudinal opening when said jaws are in said open position, and retain said cords or tubing when said jaws are in said closed position; and wherein said jaws contact each other in said closed position.