Patent ID: 7686265

Claim:
A clip for releasably attaching a component to a surface wherein said component defines a channel having a base wall and a pair of opposed side walls, a respective recess extending along each of said side walls and facing the opposed side wall, said clip comprising a base member adapted for attachment to said surface, said base member having a pair of mounting legs in a common rear plane for contacting said surface, a central bridging part stepped out of said rear plane, an arm projecting forwardly at an acute angle from one end of the bridging part so as to be engageable into the recess of one of said side walls, and a latch member slidably supported by the bridging part for movement generally parallel to the rear plane towards and away from said arm, said latch member being generally channel-shaped in cross-section and having a base region disposed substantially parallel to the bridging part and a pair of side flanks between which the bridging part is disposed, and said latch member being spring-urged away from the arm and having a leading portion configured for engagement with the recess of the opposed side wall of the component channel.