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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 01, 1995
Akira Kimura, Aichi-ken, JP;
Mineo Muto, Aichi-ken, JP;
Kanemitsu Asano, Aichi-ken, JP;
Susumu Nakano, Aichi-ken, JP;
Koji Nakahama, Aichi-ken, JP;
Togo Seisakusho Corp., Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A holderless hose clip, primarily for use in preventing piping hoses from falling off of connecting pipes in automotive vehicles, includes a clip body formed of a leaf spring having the shape of an annular band and which clamps the hose when released from a spread-diameter state to assume a free state. A pair of grip strips are formed by bending the ends of the clip body, respectively. An engagement claw and an engagement recess are formed on the respective grip strips to secure the grip strips to each other when the grip strips are gripped, so that the clip body is held in the spread-diameter state. The engagement claw has a guide face for guiding the grip strips axially of the clip body when the grip strips are gripped whereupon the engagement claw is received in the recess. In an alternative form of the hose clip, an opening is formed between the grip strips and a tool can be inserted into the opening while the hose clip is in the spread-diameter state to move the grip strips radially of the clip body and thereby release the clip body from the spread-diameter state.