Title:
LOW INSERTION EFFORT U-BASE RETAINER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002070905
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A resilient clip for engaging a structure and having a body portion (22) with a pair of top flanges (24), a pair of fastening fingers (26) and a pair of abutting coupling flanges (28). Each of the fastening fingers (26) are coupled to the body portion (22) that is coupled to an associated top flange (24). Each of the abutting flanges (26) has a concave surface, which engages the mounting structure. The fastening finger (26) portions are configured to engage a first side of a mounting flange on an interior trim component.
Inventors:
OSTERLAND ROBERT WILLIAMS (US)
SLOBODECKI JEFF A (US)
SLOBODECKI JEFF A (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/006753
Publication Date:
February 27, 2003
Filing Date:
March 04, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
EMHART LLC (US)
OSTERLAND ROBERT WILLIAMS (US)
SLOBODECKI JEFF A (US)
OSTERLAND ROBERT WILLIAMS (US)
SLOBODECKI JEFF A (US)
International Classes:
B60R13/02; B60R13/04; B60J5/00; E04F19/02; F16B5/06; F16B5/12; F16B19/00; F16B21/06; B60R11/00; (IPC1-7): F16B5/06; F16B2/24; B60R13/02
Foreign References:
| US6141837A | 2000-11-07 | |||
| EP0855523A1 | 1998-07-29 | |||
| US4865505A | 1989-09-12 | |||
| DE19626050A1 | 1997-02-13 |
Other References:
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1996, no. 03 29 March 1996 (1996-03-29)
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1996, no. 09 30 September 1996 (1996-09-30)
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1996, no. 09 30 September 1996 (1996-09-30)
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