Patent ID: 7552516

Claim:
A clamp for securing a mounting member to a panel having a mounting hole utilizing a boss portion protruded from a rear surface of the mounting member, the clamp comprising: a synthetic clip of a generally U-shape in cross-section; and a metal plate spring of a generally flat in cross-section, wherein the clip comprises a pair of side walls opposed each other at a certain distance, engaging shoulder portions each formed at an outer surface of each of the side walls and configured to be engaged with a peripheral edge of the mounting hole of the panel at the time of securing the mounting member to the panel, wherein the metal plate spring is attached to only one of the side walls of the clip, wherein a press-fitting craw portion is formed at an inner surface of the other side wall and configured to be pressed directly against the boss portion of the mounting member at the time of securing the mounting member to the panel, and wherein the plate spring includes a pull-out preventing tongue facing the press-fitting craw portion and configured to bite into the boss portion of the mounting member at the time of securing the mounting member to the panel.