Patent ID: 7661743

Claim:
A handle bezel for use on a closure of a vehicle comprising: a bezel body having an opening adapted to receive a handle; a retainer bracket extending outward from the bezel body and including a support flange; and a retainer clip mounted to the retainer bracket and including a main surface having a fastener opening extending therethrough, and a plurality of fastener retention tabs extending generally radially inward into the fastener opening and extending out of plane to the main surface, with the plurality of fastener retention tabs adapted to slidably engage a fastener mounted to the closure when the handle bezel is biased toward the closure and securingly engage the fastener mounted to the closure when the handle bezel is biased away from the closure; and wherein the retainer bracket includes a plurality of mounting slots within which the retainer clip is mounted, and the retainer clip includes at least one bracket retention tab operatively engaging at least one of the mounting slots.