Patent ID: 9610902
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: B60R,Y10T

Claim:
1. An assembly for supporting a vehicle component that has an opening, the assembly comprising: a mounting bracket having sleeve portions at least partially defining a slot, the mounting bracket having an edge with a notch between the sleeve portions; a plate fit within the slot of the mounting bracket; and a stud extending from the plate and received by the notch between the sleeve portions, the stud being configured to extend through the opening in the vehicle component when the vehicle component is mounted to the mounting bracket to capture the mounting bracket between the plate and the vehicle component at the stud, wherein the mounting bracket and the plate form a slip joint so that the vehicle component, the stud, and the plate move together relative to the mounting bracket as the plate slides out of the slot to release the mounting bracket from the vehicle component at the stud in response to an applied force of at least a predetermined magnitude.