Patent ID: 8220827
Filing Date: 2012-07-17
Classification: B60R,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fastener for an inner panel of a motor vehicle, comprising two proximal fastening feet configured to engage a construction within the inner panel, each of the two proximal fastening feet including a catch comprised of a perforation through each of the two proximal fastening feet circumferentially defined completely by the surface of the respective fastening foot, each perforation retaining an inwardly biased tab attached to each fastening foot at a point on the circumference of the perforation; a distal retaining clip configured to captively fasten in a retaining opening of a vehicle body reinforcement; and a retaining ramp between each of the proximal fastening feet and the distal retaining clip, which is configured to move in a direction of an opening plane of the retaining opening of the vehicle body reinforcement to retain the fastener in the retaining opening.