Patent ID: 6513206
Filing Date: 2003-02-04
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
A retainer clip for securing a device through an opening in a panel wherein the device carries detent surfaces for retaining the device at such opening comprisinga single piece generally planar element; an elongated opening in said element enabling it to surround the portion of said device which extends through said panel opening; and locking tabs on said element formed as projections extending into said elongated opening which are substantially coplanar with the portions of said generally planar element that surround and define said opening, said locking tabs being disposed on said element to enable alignment with said device detent surfaces, said planar element being positioned with said device surrounded by said planar element with the panel between said device and said planar element and slidable longitudinally to simultaneously align said element locking tabs and said device detent surfaces, whereby said panel is captured between said device and said planar element.