Pipe clamp

A clamp for pipes having a predetermined outer diameter, comprising a substantially C-shaped resilient holder including an arcuate intermediate portion and first and second end portions;

• and a substantially U-shaped confining member separably attached to said holder and including a web and first and second legs flanking said web, said first and second legs being outwardly adjacent said first and second end portions, respectively, and said legs and the respective end portions having cooperating male and female detent means, said intermediate portion storing energy in a sense to move said end portions apart so that said end portions are biased toward the respective legs to maintain the male detent means in engagement with the respective female detent means, and said confining member and said holder defining a space such that a pipe having said predetermined diameter is receivable therein with at least some radial play, said legs having projections which extend toward the respective end portions and constitute said male detent means, and said end portions having recesses constituting said female detent means and receiving the respective projections, said end portions also having sloping ramps along which the respective projections are slidable on their way toward penetration into the respective recesses, and each of said end portions further having guide means flanking the respective ramp and arranged to guide the projections on their way toward and into the respective recesses during attachment of the confining member to said holder.