Patent ID: 8474111

Claim:
A fastening clip to be fastened in an opening of a panel, said fastening clip comprising: a top member adapted to be located above the panel when the fastening clip is inserted into the opening of the panel; and a pair of elastic legs extending downwardly from the top member and converging toward lower ends of said legs for facilitating insertion of the legs into the opening of the panel; each said leg including an inner section, an outer section, and a bent section at the lower end of the leg and connecting the inner and outer sections, a pair of flanges, each of which is a portion of one of the inner and outer sections bent toward the other of the inner and outer sections along a first folding line that extends in a direction from the top member toward the lower end of said leg, and a pair of contact members adapted to engage a lower surface of the panel from below after the legs have been inserted into the opening of the panel to fasten the fastening clip to the panel; wherein each of the contact members is an upper portion of the corresponding flange bent along a second folding line that is transverse to the first folding line, and said contact members in each said leg extend toward each other in a direction transverse to both the first and second folding lines.