Abstract: A clip comprising a body portion and securing means; said body portion being provided with at least one protrusion extending outwardly therefrom, and including at least one slot in at least one side thereof, at or adjacent said at least one protrusion, said at least one slot opening into a bore extending through said body portion; and said securing means including at least one cavity formed in at least one protrusion; the arrangement being such that in use at least two portions of an elongate strip of material are located within said bore, thereby forming a loop in which an article to be secured is located, in use, said body portion being located relative to a support means, and said body portion and said securing means thereafter being engaged one with the other, such that said article is located and retained relative to said clip and support means.

Abstract: A one-piece fastener is disclosed for loosely retaining a transversely extending branch with respect to a horizontal support wire. The fastener is molded of resilient plastic material in form of a flexible filament portion with a clip portion integrally formed at its opposite ends. Each of the clip portions have a generally tubular body with a cylindrical-shaped throughbore formed longitudinally and with an elongate slot formed lengthwise of the tubular body in direct communication with the throughbore to define a throat for receiving the support wire into the throughbore. Each end of the filament portion is connected to one of the tubular bodies at a point adjacent to its elongate slot and adjacent to one of its ends which provides an offset relationship between the flexible filament portion and the two tubular bodies.