CAPTIVATING CLAMP

摘要

A captivating clamp assembly includes a base clamp and a retainer clamp that are connected by a T-shaped end received in a U-shaped opening. A bendable tab is offset relative to the transversely adjacent portions of the clamp assembly in an assembly position. The bendable tab interlocks the T-shaped end in a passageway in a retention position. A grommet may be assembled between the base clamp and retainer clamp for holding elongated members on a support structure.

主权项

1. A clamp assembly comprising:
a base clamp part having an elongated portion disposed in a plane and a T-shaped engagement end including a neck portion and a first attachment flange on an opposite end of the elongated portion from the engagement end; and a retainer clamp part having an engaged end defining an opening and a passageway, the engaged end including a bendable tab that is movable from an assembly position to a retention position, the bendable tab being disposed in the opening to form a U-shaped opening with the tab aligned with transversely adjacent portions of the engaged end in the retention position, wherein the tab has a distal end disposed offset relative to the transversely adjacent portions of the engaged end in the assembly position, wherein the neck portion of the T-shaped engagement end is retained in the passageway by the distal end of the tab in the retention position and is inserted and removed from the U-shaped opening in the assembly position.