Patent ID: 7731444

Claim:
A system, comprising: a plastic part including an opening, an oblique stop at an end of the opening, and the end of the opening defining at least two recesses on opposite sides of the oblique stop; a body structure coupled to the plastic part and including a plate configured to be received within the opening, the plate including at least two projections extending from a first end of the plate; and an elastic member including a first end that is free and a second end that is fixed to the plate at the first end of the plate, and the elastic member is configured to bias the plate with respect to the plastic part, wherein in a first position, the first end of the elastic member contacts a first part of the oblique stop and the first end of the elastic member extends further away from the first end of the plate in an axial direction of the opening than the at least two projections, in a second position, the first end of the elastic member contacts a second part of the oblique stop such that the first end of the elastic member is displaced with respect to the first part of the oblique stop in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction, the at least two projections extend further away from the first end of the plate in the axial direction of the opening than the first end of the elastic member and the at least two projections extend into the at least two recesses, the first end of the elastic member is slideable along the oblique stop from the first part to the second part, and the plastic part is a plastic fender and the body structure is a vehicle body of a vehicle.