Patent ID: 6796006
Filing Date: 2004-09-28
Classification: F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
A retaining clip comprising:a â€œUâ€ -shaped body having a pair of legs flexibly connected at their bottom ends and spaced apart sufficiently to receive therebetween a blade fastener having formed therethrough an aperture, the legs having a tapered thickness; a pair of head projections, each head projection being connected to and extending laterally from a top end of the respective legs; a pair of detent structures, each detent structure comprising an indentation formed into each of the respective legs; and, a pair of retaining tabs, each retaining tab being disposed within and extending inwardly from a tab aperture formed through each leg, the retaining tabs being inclined toward the bottom ends of the legs and being further constructed and arranged to permit the blade fastener to be inserted and retained therebetween, the retaining tabs engaging the blade fastener in such a manner that a withdrawal force applied to the blade fastener is opposed by the retaining tabs such that substantially all of the withdrawal force is borne by the retaining tabs in compression.