Patent ID: 8044988

Claim:
A spring clip for retaining a mirror to a first mounting structure of a housing when a fastener for fastening said spring clip to a second mounting structure of the housing has an axis defining an angle with a surface of the second mounting structure that is within a predetermined range of angles comprising: a first section to apply a retaining force against the mirror, comprising a substantially planar first part and a second part extending at an angle to said first part; an arcuate second section coupled to said first part of said first section including an aperture for receiving the fastener, the fastener contacting said arcuate second section at a location such that said retaining force applied by said first section upon the mirror remains substantially constant when the angle defined by the axis of the fastener and the second mounting structure surface is within the predetermined range, the second section having an arcuate cross-section with concave top and bottom surfaces; a substantially planar third section coupled to said second section on a side of said second section opposite a side coupled to said first section, said second section being disposed between said third section and said first part and protrudes therefrom in a direction not falling in a plane in which said third section is located and in which said first part is located, wherein said first part of said first section and said third section lie in the same plane.