Patent ID: 7300089

Claim:
A fixing member that fixes a vehicle part to a vehicle panel, said vehicle part having a boss member that extends from a back surface of the vehicle part through an attaching hole in the vehicle panel, said fixing member comprising: a base portion having side surfaces, an opening in at least one of said side surfaces, free end portions at an upper end of said base portion, and opposing inner surfaces that have corresponding opposed engagement portions; at least one flange portion extending outwardly from at least one of said free end portions; and at least one elastic portion that extends downward from a lower surface of said at least one flange portion toward a distal end portion of the at least one elastic portion, and is positioned within said opening of said distal end portion, wherein said base portion is positioned in said attaching hole such that the boss member is positioned between the opposing inner surfaces of the base portion and is engaged by said opposed engagement portions such that the boss member presses against said distal end portion of said at least one elastic portion, to generate a pinching force between said at least one flange portion, said at least one elastic portion, and said attaching hole of said vehicle panel, and further wherein a thickness of said boss portion controls a position of said distal end portion in order to control an angle and a degree of engagement between the fixing member and the vehicle panel.