Patent ID: 9670947
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: B60R,F16B

Claim:
1. A trim retention assembly, comprising: a housing having an opening; a clip portion having a base with a flexible portion insertable in a longitudinal clip load direction of a longitudinal axis into the opening; at least one self detent feature located at a leading terminal end of the flexible portion to insert the flexible portion through the opening in the housing and to keep the flexible portion within the opening; at least one protruding stop located on the base a predetermined distance from the at least one self detent feature, wherein the distance between the at least one self detent feature and the at least one protruding stop provides a length of allowed movement of the flexible portion, while within the opening, with respect to the longitudinal axis to accommodate tolerance variations; an aperture located on the housing; a neck area formed on the clip portion transverse to the longitudinal axis of the flexible portion, wherein the neck area of the clip portion is slidable within the aperture while the flexible portion is moving longitudinally within the opening; and at least one centering detent formed in the base to center the clip portion.