Patent ID: 8613414

Claim:
A fastening clip for attaching a component to a stud associated with a supporting part comprising: a base coupled to the component and defining an opening for accepting the stud, wherein the opening has an axis and has a fastening region and an unlocking region located next to one another in a direction perpendicular to the axis, said fastening region having a resilient retaining flange configured to hold the stud in place when the stud is disposed in the fastening region to thereby attach the component to the supporting part, wherein the stud can be introduced into the fastening region in a direction generally parallel to the axis of the opening, wherein the stud located in the fastening region can be displaced along a displacement path into the unlocking region by a relative movement of the stud perpendicular to the axis of the opening, and wherein in the unlocking region the stud can be removed from the opening; and further comprising a return lock arranged in the opening, said return lock opposes movement of the stud along said displacement path from the unlocking region to the fastening region after the stud has been moved into the unlocking region.