Plastic device for supporting cords and other elongated bodies

Claim 1

A one-piece plastic device for supporting cords and other elongated bodies relative to an apertured plate including a body having a lower base contacting said plate, two side legs extending upwardly away from opposite ends of the lower base, two cross arms extending substantially parallel to said lower base in cantilever fashion from the free ends of the legs toward each other to define an opening therebetween, a pair of flexible members extending angularly inwardly toward said base from the free ends of the cross arms and overlapping each other in side by side relation to close the opening defined by the ends of the cross arms, said resilient members being angularly disposed downwardly toward said base to define a V-shaped throat for lead-in of said cords and elongated bodies into said opening, and anchoring means acceptable within an aperture of said plate extending from said base in a direction opposite from said legs, said body, legs and arms each lying on a common plane and each having a predetermined thickness relative to said plane and each of said flexible members having a thickness less than the thickness of said arms and each having a length at least equal to the size of said opening as defined by the distance between the free ends of said cross arms and said base including two flexible resilient hinge elements joining three parts of said base, the central part carrying said anchor means and the other two outer parts carrying said side legs.