Patent ID: 7007744

Claim:
A fastening between a fan shroud and a heat exchanger, said fastening comprising a plurality of cooperating fastening devices about the outer edge of said shroud and heat exchanger, at least one of said cooperating fastening devices comprising: a locking hook on one edge of said shroud; a mount on an edge of said heat exchanger corresponding to said shroud one edge, said mount defining a slot adapted to receive said locking hook from a first direction; a stop on said corresponding heat exchanger edge spaced from said mount slot in a direction opposite said first direction; and an elastically flexible extension on said locking hook including a locking tab, said extension being elastically biased toward an interfering position between said locking tab and said stop when said locking hook is received in said mount slot, and manually engageable to flex the extension to a releasing position in which said locking tab does not interfere with said stop.