Patent ID: 6453522
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: B60R,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
A system for fixing accessories to self-supporting panels and/or elements lining the interior of vehicles, said system comprising a metal clip (1) to which an accessory (13) is fixed to be integrated in a self-supporting panel lining the interior of a motor vehicle, which clip (1) has a flat base with a rectangular outline including slightly inclined end extensions (2) and lateral side expansions (3) in order to be stably supported at a locking window (4), in said panel, said clip further comprising flexing flaps (5) provided on respective sides (8), forming respective sectors therein on either side of the flaps (5), which sides (8) converge upwards, a peg (15) for fixing the accessory (13) to the clip (1), said peg being insertable through a large elongate rectangular window (14) provided in the flat base of the clip (1), said side sectors (8) being bent at the top to define sections parallel to the said flat base, with facing edges (11) separated from each other, for anchorage with respective to the peg (15), said peg (15) having a base (18) and a T-shaped cross-sectional body, and a top with a triangular or rounded shape to define a triangular or semicircular profiled surface (19) beneath which a step (20) is formed in which the facing edges of the top parallel sections of the side sections (8) of the clip (1) are positioned when the peg is secured to the clip.