Patent · US Expired

Retaining clip system

US5704100A · kind A · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 1, 1996
Grant dateJan 6, 1998
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Expiry dateMar 1, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T24/45754
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention is a mounting clip system that is operable to mount two foreign surfaces to one another. The mounting clip system includes a cylindrical member with a first and second end with the first end adapted for mounting the cylindrical member to a foreign surface and the second end adapted for engaging the housing; this housing has a mounting surface, a slot formed therethrough and an aperture located in opposing arrangement to the mounting surface; and a retaining pin adapted to attach to the housing through the slot formed therein and releasably attached to the cylindrical member when the cylindrical member is inserted into the aperture of the housing.

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