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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 03, 1998
Charles Meyer, New Lenox, IL (US);
Illinois Tool Works, Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
The clip includes a body and a lid slidably mounted on tracks on the sides of the lid. A trough formed in the body receives a cylindrical item, such as a rod, pipe or conduit. The lid slides between an open or pre-driven position wherein the lid does not cover the trough, and a closed position wherein the lid covers the trough. The tracks are somewhat inclined with respect to the body so that the lid does not contact the rod in the trough until immediately prior to the closing of the lid. Sloped stop ramps on the body detent engage apertures in the lid in both the open position and the closed position. The underside of the body includes a second trough with a “rabbit ear” detent mechanism to engage a second cylindrical item, such as a rod, pipe or conduit.