Clamp

• US 6,827,316 B1
• Filed: 12/04/2003
• Issued: 12/07/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Inventors: Arai, Hiroaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Brown, Leslie A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Le, Tan
• Application Number:
  US10/479,609
• Time in Patent Office: 369 Days
• Field of Search: 248/68.1, 248/74.1, 248/71, 248/73, 248/74.3, 174/135, 174/138.D, 411/182, 24/16.PB
• US Class Current: 248/68.1
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/0215 Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/30 Installations of cables or lines on walls, floors or ceilings
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/1498 Plastic band

Abstract

A clamp 21 includes a mount portion 23 mounted to an electric wire 3, and a retaining portion 25 for retaining the mount portion 23 to a mating mount portion 7. The retaining portion 25 is formed on a column 33 having a base end side 39 connected to the mount portion 23 through a rupture portion 31 which can be ruptured, and an engaging blade portion 35 provided on a tip end of the column 33 for engaging with the engaging hole 13 of the mating mount portion 7. The rupture portion 31 is provided along a circumferential direction of the column 33.

Claims

1. A clamp, comprising:

a mount portion to be mounted to an electric wire; and

a retaining portion for retaining the mount portion to a mating mount portion,

the retaining portion, comprising;

a rupture portion which can be ruptured;

a column having a base end side connected to the mount portion through the rupture portion; and

an engaging blade portion provided on a tip end of the column and engaged with an opening of the mating mount portion,

wherein the rupture portion is provided along a circumferential direction of the column.

2. A clamp according to claim 1,

wherein the rupture portion is formed by a plurality of thin portions, having predetermined pitches from one another.

3. A clamp according to claim 1,

wherein the base end side of the column is formed into a columnar shape.

4. A clamp according to claim 1, further comprising;

an abutting portion provided on the column,

wherein the abutting portion abuts against the mating mount portion in a state in which the mount portion is engaged with the mating mount portion.

5. A clamp according to claim 4,

wherein the abutting portion is formed by an annular plate member, and projected outward in the circumferential direction of the column.

6. A clamp according to claim 1, further comprising;

a projecting portion provided at end of the mounting portion in longitudinal direction.

7. A clamp according to claim 1, further comprising:

a through hole provided on the mount portion,

wherein the base end side is accommodated in the through hole.

8. A clamp according to claim 1, further comprising;

an engaging step portion provided at a tip end of the engaging blade portion,

wherein the engaging step is engaged with an opening edge of the opening.