Patent ID: 7175209

Claim:
In combination, a vehicle latch and a clip for operatively connecting a connecting member of a release handle to said vehicle latch: said vehicle latch comprising a housing and at least one lever extending from said housing; said clip comprising a base portion mounted to said at least one lever and a top portion pivotally coupled to said base portion for movement between an open position spaced apart from said base portion for receiving the connecting member and a closed position engaging said base portion and securing the connecting member to said clip between said top portion and said base portion; and said housing of said vehicle latch having an aperture and said top portion of said clip having a guide hook wherein said guide hook is matingly engaged with said aperture when said clip is in said open position thereby maintaining said at least one lever in a predetermined position for coupling with the connecting member and disengaged from said aperture when said clip is in said closed position thereby coupling said at least one lever between said vehicle latch and the connecting member of the release handle.