Patent ID: 7766401

Claim:
A latch set clip for securing a lever rod to a latch lever of a door latch assembly, the latch set clip comprising: a clip main body including a clip mounting flange mountable on the latch lever, a hinge support, and a pivoting body catch located adjacent to the clip mounting flange; and a clip pivoting body including a hinge pivotally engaged with the hinge support, a surface engageable with the lever rod when the clip pivoting body is in a closed position relative to the clip main body, a finger latching extension in opposed relation to the hinge for moving the clip pivoting body into the closed position relative to the clip main body, an engagement flange having a barb that is releasably engageable with the pivoting body catch in the closed position, and a servicing tab extending from the engagement flange such that a force exerted on the servicing tab will release the barb of the engagement flange from the pivoting body catch when the clip pivoting body is in the closed position; and wherein the clip pivoting body includes a second engagement flange, spaced from the engagement flange and having a second barb that is releasably engageable with the pivoting body catch in the closed position, the servicing tab located between the engagement flange and the second engagement flange.