US 6,747,209 B2 · Clamp

Abstract

A clamp has an annular strap section enclosing an interior space and defining an opening between opposite ends of the strap section. A pair of insertion engagement sections are at opposite ends of the strap section. The insertion engagement sections stand outwardly and oppose each other at opposite ends of the opening. Each insertion engagement section includes an axle plate portion projecting from an end of the opening. A wing portion is bent down from a distal end of the axle plate portion. A stepped latching portion is formed on a distal end of the wing portion. A dimension of the opening is set to be narrower than a diameter of a wire harness to be contained in the interior space. The clamp contains the wire harness in the interior space while the annular strap section is elastically bent outwardly to widen the opening. After receiving the wire harness in the interior space, the annular strap section returns to its original position by elastic recovery to narrow the opening, thereby holding the wire harness in the interior space. The pair of insertion engagement sections are inserted into a through-hole in the car body panel. After inserting the sections into the through-hole, the stepped latching portions engage a periphery of the through-hole to lock the wire harness on a car body.

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Dependent claims

A clamp to be attached to a wire harness and inserted into and locked in a through-hole in a car body panel, comprising:

an annular strap section enclosing an interior space and defining an opening between opposite ends of said annular strap;
and
a pair of outwardly standing insertion engagement sections connected together with the opposite ends of said annular strap section to oppose each other at opposite ends of said opening;
each of said insertion engagement sections including an axle plate portion projecting from an end of said opening, a wing portion bent down from a distal end of said axle plate portion, and a stepped latching portion formed on a distal end of said wing portion;
a dimension of said opening being set to be narrower than a diameter of the wire harness to be contained in said interior space, said wire harness being contained in said interior space while said annular strap section is elastically bent outwardly to widen said opening, after containing said wire harness in said interior space said annular strap section returning to its original position by an elastic recovery to narrow said opening, thereby holding said wire harness in said interior space, said pair of insertion engagement sections to be inserted into the through-hole in the car body panel, after inserting said sections into the through-hole, said stepped latching portions engaging a periphery of the through-hole, thereby locking said wire harness on a car body.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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