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Clamp for slender object such as cable

  • US 20050079756A1
  • Filed: 09/29/2004
  • Published: 04/14/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/03/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An integrally molded plastic clamp for holding a slender object, comprising a substantially U-shaped clamp portion having a pair of clamp arms and a cover for closing an opening in the clamp portion, wherein one end of the cover is connected by a thin hinge to one of the clamp arms, enabling the cover to pivot and close the opening in the clamp portion, wherein an engagement portion is formed on the other end of the cover to engage an engagement portion on one end of the other clamp arm to maintain the cover in the closed position, wherein a protrusion projects outwardly from the one clamp arm, and a recess is formed in the cover at a position corresponding to the protrusion to receive the protrusion when the cover is closed, wherein an interlocking shoulder for interlocking with the protrusion so as to lock the cover in the closed position is formed in the recess, wherein walls on opposite sides of the recess restrict movement of the protrusion lengthwise with respect to the slender object, wherein the recess includes a first hole extending from one side of the cover toward the other side of the cover lengthwise with respect to the slender object and a second hole adjacent to the first hole and extending from the other side of the cover toward the one side of the cover lengthwise with respect to the slender object, and wherein one of the walls of the recess is formed by an end surface of the first hole on the other side, and the other wall is formed by an end surface of the second hole on the one side.

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