Patent ID: 6976292

Claim:
A resilient clip for use in securing a first structure to a second structure, the resilient clip comprising: a retaining portion having an engagement tab with first and second wing members on opposite sides thereof, the engagement tab terminating at a load distributing element, each of the first and second wing members terminating at an engagement edge that is skewed to an axis along which the retaining portion is to be inserted through a hole in one of the first and second structures, the retaining portion being configured such that the engagement edges of the first and second wing members co-engage an edge of the hole at a location along a length of their engagement edge, the retaining portion being further configured so that the load distributing element contacts the one of the first and second structures in response to application of a withdrawing force to the resilient clip, the load distributing element thereby increasing an area over which the withdrawing force is applied relative to the engagement edges alone.