Clip for fixing an electric cable to a support structure

Claim 1

A clip for securing one end of a multi-conductor electric cable to a support panel, comprising (a) a generally trapezoidal hollow body member the larger forward end of which contains a recess defining a chamber, the upper and lower walls of said chamber diverging outwardly from the rear wall of said chamber toward the forward end of said body member, (1) said body member rear wall containing a pair of openings surrounded by outwardly extending cylindrical collar portions, respectively, said collar portions being adapted to be received by corresponding openings contained in said support panel; (2) said body member also including adjacent its forward end a pair of laterally outwardly extending projecting portions; (b) a closure member adapted for insertion within, and having external walls corresponding with the walls of, said recess chamber, said closure member including a bore arranged colinearly with a first one of said rear wall openings; (c) a pair of electrical terminals mounted on the forward portions of said projecting portions, respectively, said terminals being so arranged that when a cable is inserted into the recess through the other one of said openings, the cable conductors extend forwardly from the recess for connection with said terminals, respectively; and (d) screw means extending through said first opening and into said bore for drawing said closure member into said recess, thereby to clamp said cable between corresponding wall surfaces of said closure member and the recess chamber wall, said screw means including a head portion having a greater diameter than said first opening, whereby upon tightening said screw means, said head portion flattens the extension defined by said collar portion associated with said first opening to connect the clip with said support panel.