Patent ID: 6918223
Filing Date: 2005-07-19
Classification: B60R,F16B

Abstract:
1. Connection element having first and second mutually adjoined, particularly decorative or covering strips of a motor vehicle, in each strip a connection element being arranged which can be locked with one another, wherein a detent hook is held as a first connection part of the first strip part and is arranged at a free end of the first strip and held by a post in a longitudinal groove of the first strip, wherein a detent hook receiving device is arranged in the second strip as a second connection part, wherein the detent hook receiving device has a guiding section which is closed on all sides for receiving the detent hook in a restrictedly guided manner in a longitudinal direction, the guiding section being situated in front in an insertion direction of the detent hook, and wherein the detent hook receiving device is held by way of hook elements in a clipped-in manner in a recess of the second strip, and at least one additional hook element is provided at the guiding section and is supported on the front side of the strip.