Patent ID: 9488202
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: B60R,F16B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A clip for attaching an attachment member to a corresponding panel by inserting it into a fixing hole of the corresponding panel in a state where the clip is attached to a clip seat of the attachment member, the clip comprising: a clip main body made of a resin, the clip main body having a front view shape having a closed end portion and an open end portion; wherein the clip main body comprises an engagement arm and a holding member positioned on an inner side of the engagement arm; wherein the engagement arm is configured to be pressed when the clip main body penetrates through the fixing hole of the corresponding panel so as to be elastically deformed, and the engagement arm is configured to engage with an edge of the fixing hole when the engagement arm is inserted into the fixing hole; wherein the holding member is configured to hold a state in which the clip main body is attached to the clip seat of the attachment member; and wherein the engagement arm and the holding member are connected to each other substantially in a rhombic-loop shape from a front view, and the engagement arm and the holding member are disposed in different positions from a side view, and are configured to overlap each other as seen from the front view during an elastic deformation thereof; wherein a slit is formed between the engagement arm and the holding member, and the slit extends to a top edge of the closed end portion of the clip main body to extend through the closed end portion; and wherein the engagement arm and the holding member are configured to be elastically deformed so that when the clip is inserted into the fixing hole, the open end portion of the clip main body moves in a closed direction.