Patent ID: 6484370
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: B60J,B60R,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
A molding fastener assembly to connect a molding to a vehicle body comprising:a. a first clip including a base to be fixed to a vehicle body and a molding holder integrated with the base; b. a clip retaining means for retaining the first clip to the vehicle body; c. the clip retaining means is adapted to retain the first clip to the vehicle body; d. the first clip carries a molding to be mounted to the vehicle body; e. a molding is pre-fastened on the molding holder of the clip; f. the clip retaining means defines a second clip including a shank adapted to be inserted into a mounting hole of a vehicle body, a first flange provided at one end of the shank, a supporting shank portion extending from the first flange in a direction to extend the shank by a predetermined distance equal to or more than the thickness of the base of the clip, and a second flange provided at the end of the supporting shank portion; g. the second clip being adapted to be attached to a vehicle body by inserting the shank into the mounting hole of the vehicle body; and h. the base of the first clip includes a recess for receiving the supporting shank portion of the second clip fixed to the vehicle body, and the base of the first clip is adapted to be retained by the supporting shank portion of the second clip; i. an engagement pawl provided at an inlet of the recess and formed in a configuration to prevent the supporting shank portion received in the recess from coming off the recess; j. a pair of engagement pawls are opposed to each other at the inlet of the recess of the first clip; and k. one of the engagement pawls is formed to have a lower fastening force than that of the other engagement pawl, and to have a lower strength than that of the shank received in the recess.