Patent ID: 7093394
Filing Date: 2006-08-22
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
1. A mounting clip in combination with a first member and a second member having a horizontal bottom edge and a vertical locking lip for enabling a snap fit attachment of the first member to the second member, the clip comprising: a base portion having a planar, horizontally extending bottom lip and a vertical leg; at least one flexible arm integrally attached to the vertical leg so as to allow the flexible arm to move away from one of the first and second members; and at least one locking finger extending externally of the second member and integrally joined to the flexible arm by a first hinge portion biasing a free end of the locking finger into snap fit attachment with a groove formed on the vertical lip of the second member; wherein the locking finger is joined to the flexible arm by a second hinge portion bearing against the horizontal bottom edge of the second member and biasing the free end of locking finger into snap fit attachment with the groove on the vertical locking lip of the second member, wherein the planar bottom lip is integrally attached to the vertical leg at a 90° angle and extends away from the flexible arm, wherein the planar bottom lip and the horizontal bottom edge of the second member are substantially coplanar in a plane substantially perpendicular to the vertical leg, wherein the planar bottom lip underlies and engages the first member, and wherein fasteners are passed through the flexible arm and the vertical leg and threaded into the first member.