Tubing clamp assembly for maintaining tubes in locked parallel relationship to surface

Claim 1

A clamp assembly for fixing elongated bodies such as tubes to a wall comprising a base member, a cover member to fit said base member and a metal plate for fixing said base member to said wall having two curved bent portions on opposite ends and at least one bent portion along one longitudinal edge, said bent portions providing space to accomodate said base member, said base member including a plate having at least two U-shaped grippers extending upwardly from one side thereof, each of said U-shaped grippers having raised portions provided on the free ends thereof, said cover member comprising a plate co-extensive with said base member and including coupling means, said coupling means including two catch extensions having pawls to engage the associated raised portions of said grippers and resilient leg extensions equal in number to the number of interspaces defined by adjacent grippers, said leg extensions being adapted to fit in said interspaces and to cooperate with said gripper to insure engagement between the gripper and said tube carried therein, said catch and leg extensions being integrally connected to said cover plate, means for preventing transverse movement between said cover member and said plate.