Patent ID: 7168309

Claim:
Locking device for a snap-in system in which a male portion of a first element coacts with a female portion of a second element, resilient means acting on the male and/or female portion of the snap-in system, characterized in that it comprises: a transverse bar ( 2 ), two resilient curved arms ( 6 ) whose concavity ( 8 ) is oriented toward the transverse bar ( 2 ) and which are disposed in a same plane as the transverse bar ( 2 ) such that the transverse bar ( 2 ) provides an abutment limiting the movement of the resilient arms ( 6 ) in the direction of the transverse bar ( 2 ), and engagement means ( 10 ) disposed substantially at the free end of each resilient arm ( 6 ), complementary engagement means ( 36 ) being provided at one of the elements carrying the snap-in system.