Clip

There is disclosed a clip which is useable to form an anchor for a tie element. The clip comprises a resiliently deformable body having a pair of engagement means which can engage with an elongate support member. Each engagement means includes a locating arrangement which, in use, substantially anchors the body against longitudinal movement on the support member. The body has at least two apertures via which a tie element can be attached to the body.

What is claimed is:

1. A clip and tie combination for use in providing support from a support wire for a part of a plant, which comprises:

a resiliently deformable body having at least two spaced apart elongate apertures and a pair of engagement means which are engagable with the support wire,

said engagement means each being formed by an open ended slot, said slots extending in a spaced apart substantially parallel disposition from a common side of the body, said engagement means having locating means which, in use, engage in a wedging manner with said support wire to lock said clip against longitudinal movement along said support wire,

the tie including a thin wide strap of a plastic material with ends thereof located through said at least two spaced apart elongate apertures in the body such that the strap is anchored to the clip and forms a loop extending from said clip such that a part of a plant can be located therewithin.

2. The invention of claim 1 wherein said locating means comprise slotted portions which extend transversely of the inner end of said slots.

3. The invention of claim 2 wherein the transverse slotted portions are shaped to accommodate said wire support such that edge portions thereof can wedgingly engage with the surface of said wire support.

4. The invention of claim 3 wherein the body is formed from metal in the form of thin sheet spring steel.

5. The invention of claim 4 wherein an area of the material defining the sides of said slots is bent out of the plane of the body.

6. The invention of claim 3 wherein the ends of each said transverse slotted portion are curved.

7. The invention of claim 3, wherein said elongate apertures are located to the side of said transverse slotted portions which is opposite to that from which said open ended slots extend toward said common side.

8. The invention of claim 6 wherein said at least two spaced apart elongate apertures comprise three elongate apertures disposed in a spaced apart substantially parallel array, each of said elongate apertures having at least one serrated edge.

9. The invention of claim 8, wherein side edges of said strap are of curved profile.

10. The invention of claim 1 wherein said at least two spaced apart elongate apertures are positioned between opposite sides of said locating means.