Patent ID: 7641012

Claim:
A method of locating and supporting a module on a chassis of an automotive vehicle comprising: disposing on the chassis both a fastener having a shank and element located on the shank, the element having an axially tapered outer surface, so as to place the axially tapered outer surface proximate a generally vertical surface of the chassis with the axially tapered outer surface narrowing in an axial direction toward the generally vertical surface of the chassis; and hanging on the chassis a module that comprises a tab comprising a generally downwardly open throat by positioning the module and the generally vertical surface of the chassis relative to each other so as to place the tab over the element on the shank of the fastener with the generally downwardly open throat of the tab aligned with the element, and then relatively positioning the module and the generally vertical surface of the chassis so as to cause the element on the shank of the fastener to enter the generally downwardly open throat of the tab, the generally downwardly open throat to come to rest on the element so that at least some of weight of the module is borne on the chassis through the generally downwardly open throat resting on the element, and with the generally downwardly open throat resting on the element, the axially tapered outer surface to present an axial interference to the tab beyond the tab relative to the generally vertical surface.