Flexible clip assembly

A clip assembly apparatus comprising:

• a hollow cylindrical portion for engaging a cylindrical object, a periphery of said hollow cylindrical portion including an unjoined portion, said unjoined portion including a first peripheral end and a second peripheral end;
• a first mating element extending from said first peripheral end, said first mating element includes a first distal end with a first female mating connector longitudinally adjacent to a first male mating connector, said first female mating connector being at least a partially cylindrical hollow element with a lateral opening and said first male mating connector being at least a partially cylindrical element, said first female mating connector and said first male mating connector being formed along a first common longitudinal axis;
• a second mating element extending from said second peripheral end, said second mating element includes a second distal end with a second female mating connector longitudinally adjacent to a second male mating connector, said second female mating connector being at least a partially cylindrical hollow element with a lateral opening and said second male mating connector being at least a partially cylindrical element, said second female mating connector and said second male mating connector being formed along a second common longitudinal axis;
• first and second at least partially cylindrical panel engagement devices peripherally adjacent to said first and second mating elements, respectively, said panel engagement devices flexing to engage panels of a range of thicknesses wherein when said first mating element is urged against said second mating element, said first female mating connector engages said second male mating connector and said second female mating connector engages said first male mating connector.