Patent ID: 8267614
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A connection system for components of a vehicle comprising: an instrument panel for the vehicle having a front face and an opposite rear face, a first mating part extending from said rear face of said instrument panel, said first mating part having an outwardly extending pair of parallel spaced apart side walls and a planar surface extending between said pair of side walls, said planar surface having an aperture and an elongated rib extending parallel and between said pair of side walls; and a rear loaded part having a pair of outer side walls, a front portion extending between said pair of outer side walls, and a second mating part, said second mating part having a pair of parallel guide rails and a tab member, said pair of guide rails extend outwardly so as to define an elongated channel dimensioned to receive said elongated rib of said first mating part, said pair of parallel guide rails defining an axis of insertion of said rear loaded part, said axis of insertion being centered within said elongated channel and skewed at an acute angle with respect to a forwardmost face of said front portion of said rear loaded part, said tab member extends outwardly from said second mating part, said tab member dimensioned to engage said aperture of said first mating part to releasably attach said rear loaded part to said instrument panel along said axis of insertion; wherein upon engagement of said elongated rib within said elongated channel, said pair of parallel guide rails guides said rear loaded part into engagement with said instrument panel along said axis of insertion.