Patent ID: 7073230
Filing Date: 2006-07-11
Classification: B60R,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A plastic clip for attachably connecting a trim plate to a support piece said clip comprising: an upper part connected to the trim plate, said upper part having a ringed edge that extends outwardly; a head piece operative to attach to said upper part in snap fit engagement, said head piece having an anchoring foot adapted for insertion into an opening in the support piece, an open cylinder having an edge defining a central recess and a support segment extending from said edge, said anchoring foot having a support plate and a T shaped support pin, said pin having a head portion adapted to be received in the central recess and an upper edge of said support pin is detachably connected to a lower edge of the central recess by a connecting web, wherein said support segment is deformable to receive said head portion through the recess when said connecting web is detached, and said support segment returns to its original position after the head portion passes through the central recess to engage a portion of said head portion, and said head piece has complementary detents to engage said ring edge of said upper part in a snap fit manner.