US Patent 7301101 Flat cable clamp

To provide a flat cable clamp which can not only prevent breakage of a hinge but also limit a bending direction of the hinge, First and second protective protrusions 36, 43 are disposed in the vicinity of both side edge surface 26, 27 of first and second thin-walled hinges 14, 15 so as to be opposed to the both side edge surfaces 26, 27 of the first and second thin-walled hinges 14, 15, respectively. The first and second hinge protective protrusions 36, 43 limit bending directions of the first and second thin-walled hinges 14, 15, on the occasion that first and second covers 12, 13 engage with a clamp main body 11 so as to clamp down a flat cable 60 between the first and second covers 12, 13 and the clamp main body 11.