Patent ID: 6843630

Claim:
In combination, an accommodating member having spaced opposite walls each having a through bore; a structural member sandwiched between the walls of said accommodating member, and having a through bore aligned with the through bores in the walls of said accommodating member; and a pair of fastening clips each including an annular portion, and at least one leg extending therefrom, said leg having a locking element extending in a radial direction that is accessible from outside through the annular portion so as to be flexible in said radial direction; wherein said clips are received in the aligned through bores so that the annular portion of each clip is positioned in the through bore of the respective wall of said accommodating member, and the legs of said clips extend into the through bore of the structural member so as to interlace with each other with the locking elements securing against separation; each clip comprises two said legs; and each locking element of each clip is positively and directly engaged with both locking elements of the other clip at portions that are accessible from outside through the annular portion or portions of at least one of said clips.