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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2003
Tomio Shibuya, Toyohashi, JP;
Newfrey LLC, Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
A capped clip integrally includes a fixing portion to be fixed to a workpiece, a clamp portion having a pair of clamp arms standing from the fixing portion in a U-shape to hold a pipe or the like, and a cap portion for closing an opening of the clamp portion. The capped clip further includes a thin hinge connecting the cap portion to the outer surface of a first one of the clamp arms to allow the cap portion to be pivotally moved thereabout a protrusion protruding outward from said first clamp arm a recess formed in the cap portion to receive the protrusion therein when the cap portion is pivotally moved to its closed position, an engagement shoulder formed in the recess to engage with the protrusion, and a pair of walls defining a portion of the recess to be located on the opposite sides of the protrusion when the cap portion is in its closed position to prevent the protrusion from coming out of the recess.