Wire clamping device

Claim 1

A wire clamping clip comprising a block member with substantially parallel workpiece engaging surface and exposed top surface, a recess formed in the workpiece engaging surface completely traversing said surface in a predetermined direction, means creating a predetermined restricted mouth opening for said recess which is of less transverse dimension than the maximum transverse dimension of the recess, protuberance means formed in a wall of said recess adapted to embed into the outer surface of an associated wire to be located in said recess, a pair of through bores formed in said block member located on opposing sides of said recess, a pair of pin members carried in said bores with top regions of the pins extending upwardly from the exposed top surface of the block member and penetrating point regions located within the respective bore so as to not substantially protrude beyond the workpiece engaging surface, the bores including differing cross-sectional configurations from the top surface to the workpiece engaging surface, the upper regions of the bores being cylindrical of a diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the pins providing a tight, retention fit between the two members, the lower regions of the bore including a plurality of circumferentially spaced rib-like wall surfaces providing continuously longitudinal engagement between the bore and the pin but permitting minimization of surface engagement between said elements in the lower region of the bores.