Patent ID: 9109617
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: B60R,F16B,F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A self-closing positive engagement clip member, comprising: a body having rigid, opposed first and second walls; a curve-shaped open clamp member integrally connected to the first wall by a living hinge allowing the clamp member to rotate from an open position into a cavity created between the first and second walls thereby defining a self-closed and locked position of the clamp member; and multiple anti-slide features, including a first tab extending from a first end of the second wall, a second tab oppositely positioned on the second wall with respect to the first tab, the first and second tabs defining longitudinally opposed end extents of the cavity, and a third tab, the first, second and third tabs defining an anti-slide system acting to prevent the clamp member from moving in a direction co-axial to the cavity when the clamp member is in the locked position; wherein the first and second tabs are positioned to capture first and second longitudinally opposed ends of the clamp member, respectively; wherein the clamp member further includes: a primary latch feature including a catch member having a hook shaped end acting to engage the second wall in the locked position; and a secondary latch feature integrally extending from the clamp member toward the cavity, the secondary latch feature engaging in a complimentary shaped slot created in the first wall when the clamp member is in the clamp member locked position.