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Integral clip of plastic material

US8240622B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6Claims

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Assignee

ITW Automotive Products GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Gerd Hohmann · Sommerhausen, DE
Daniel Schneider · Munich, DE
Markus Ferdinand · Donsieders, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 2, 2008
Grant date	Aug 14, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 19, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T24/309
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The disclosure concerns a clip having a first shank including a distal end and a proximal end, a head attached to the distal end, a resilient flange attached to the first shank proximate to the proximal end, a second shank extending downwardly from the resilient flange, wherein the second shank includes a free end. A pair of spring members extending obliquely from the free end to the resilient flange, each of the pair of spring members being attached to the resilient flange by a snap-in shoulder, and a pair of longitudinal members extending from the free end and each having a securing element at an opposing end proximate to the resilient flange, wherein the pair of longitudinal members and the securing elements are movable inwardly and outwardly as a result of the pair of spring members flexing inwardly and outwardly, respectively.

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