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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2000
Thomas M. Mullen, Jr., Dunellen, NJ (US);
Heyco Products, Inc., Toms River, NJ (US);
Abstract
A clamp for holding elongated objects having a generally U-shaped trough for receiving the object to be held and a pair of substantially flat tabs extending from opposite sides of the trough proximate to an upper end of each side thereof. At least one of the pair of tabs preferably has a hinge to render it bendable to bridge over the trough and underlay the other of the pair of tabs in substantially parallel relationship thereto, closing said U-shape to form a D-shape. Tab alignment structures are provided for establishing and maintaining the position of the one tab relative to the other when the one tab underlays the other. In a first embodiment, a ring on one tab is received in a mating receptacle in the other. In a second embodiment, a pin projects from a surface of one tab and extends through an opening provided in the other. The pin is received and retained in an opening in the mounting surface.