Patent ID: 7607807

Claim:
A vehicular liner and interior light system comprising: said liner having a presentation side, a hidden side, and a receiving hole; an interior light having a sidewall receivable into said receiving hole in said liner; and an intermediate retainer having a mounting plate fixedly disposed on said liner adjacent said hole so that said intermediate retainer is exclusively supported by said liner, said retainer including a resilient catch for directly engaging said sidewall of said interior light to retain said interior light in an operative position in said receiving hole inside liner, said resilient catch movable upon the application of sufficient force to disengage from said sidewall and allow movement of said interior light away from said operative position and completely disconnect from said intermediate retainer while said resilient catch remains fixedly disposed relative to said liner adjacent said hole; whereby when said interior light is in said operative position with said sidewall thereof engaged by said resilient catch, said interior light is wholly supported by said liner via said intermediate retainer, wherein said resilient catch comprises at least one cantilever tongue extending from said mounting plate and wherein said tongue includes a tip, and said sidewall of said interior light includes a shoulder for engaging said tip of said tongue in said operative position.