Patent ID: 8273442

Claim:
A welding arrangement for plastic components, comprising: a base member at least partly made of thermoplastic material; a primary attachment member abutting onto the base member, the primary attachment member being provided with a first positioning feature that engages a corresponding first positioning feature provided on the base member in response to movement of said primary attachment member towards said base member in a first direction; and a secondary attachment member at least partly made of thermoplastic material and vibration welded to the base member so as to at least partly interpose the primary attachment member between the secondary attachment member and the base member, and so as to couple the primary attachment member, via being attached to the secondary attachment member, to the base member; wherein the primary attachment member is provided with a second positioning feature comprising a tab or slot that engages a corresponding second positioning feature comprising a slot or tab provided on the secondary attachment member, wherein said second positioning features are configured and arranged so as to permit sliding positional adjustment therebetween in a prescribed direction corresponding to a direction of movement of the vibration welding.