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Abstract

A support assembly suspends the end of an elongated flexible member such as the end of an elongated railroad air brake hose in a predetermined elevation. The assembly includes an elongated suspension strap having spaced apertures which are elongated lengthwise of the strap and resilient wire attachment clips, each formed of a single piece of wire. One of the clips attaches the strap to a fixture on the end of the rail car and another attaches the strap to the end of the air hose. Each clip has a first end terminating in a hook which is dimensioned to pass through a selected strap aperture when the clip is angularly positioned relative to the length of the strap but which is retained within the aperture when the clip is oriented lengthwise of the strap. The clips further comprise a first arm which extends from the hook, and a second arm which is joined to the first to form a U-shaped portion which is capable of being grasped by the hand of a worker. The two are resiliently biased away from one another but are sufficiently flexible so that the second end may be relatively easily squeezed towards the first and captured by the hook at the end of the first leg. A loop at the end of the second arm is depressible by the thumb of the hand of a worker gripping the U-shaped portion to facilitate capturing the end of the second arm within the hook.

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