Patent ID: 7117566

Claim:
A manually releasable clip holder for receiving, holding and manually releasing a serpentine clip comprising: a base-plate, the base plate being substantially flat, an insert coupled to the base-plate, the insert having an insert cover positioned over the base plate to form an insert channel over the base plate, the insert cover having a top edge, a bottom edge, and an inner surface and an outer surface, the insert channel having an insert channel entrance adjacent the insert cover top edge, a flap pivotally coupled to the base plate, the flap having top and bottom edges, a spring coupled to restore the flap to a predetermined restored position with the flap bottom edge positioned above the insert cover top edge with the flap bottom edge extended toward the insert channel and protruding beyond the insert cover outer surface by a predetermined insert cover outer surface to flap bottom edge clearance distance that is greater than zero.