Patent ID: 8469438
Filing Date: 2013-06-25
Classification: B60R,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fastener for attaching a trim panel to a substrate, the fastener comprising: a clip portion extending along a longitudinal axis and including a first clip wall disposed along a first wall plane, a second clip wall laterally spaced from the first clip wall, and an end clip wall interconnecting the first clip wall and the second clip wall, the first clip wall, the end clip wall and the second clip wall defining a channel having a U-shaped cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and configured for slideably receiving an edge of the substrate in interlocking engagement; a support wall attached to the second clip wall and extending away from the second clip wall to a distal edge laterally spaced from the second clip wall; and a latch configured for releasably engaging the trim panel in interlocking engagement through a slot defined in the trim panel from a direction approximately perpendicular relative to the plane, wherein the latch includes: