Patent ID: 7360964
Filing Date: 2008-04-22
Classification: B60R,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A joint structure for joining a pair of connecting members to each other, in which the joint structure comprises: one of the pair of connecting members comprising a protruding lock portion; and another of the pair of connecting members comprising a receiving portion arranged and constructed to insertably receive said lock portion, said receiving portion including a first abutment edge opposing a second abutment edge, wherein said protruding lock portion includes at least one rib extending along an insertion direction of said lock portion into said receiving portion, wherein said at least one rib interferingly engages said first abutment edge of said receiving portion, thereby deforming said first abutment edge, wherein said first abutment edge decreases in thickness toward said second abutment edge, and wherein one of said pair of connecting members is a trim of an automobile, wherein said lock portion is plate shaped, wherein said at least one rib is formed on one side surface of said lock portion, wherein a lock claw is provided on another side surface of said lock portion, opposite to said one side surface containing said at least one rib, and wherein a surface of said lock claw opposes a surface of said receiving portion in a removal direction.