Patent ID: 7040380

Claim:
In a motor vehicle air conditioner heat exchanger having horizontal and vertical elongated members that are joined to each other at their ends, defining four corners, at least one fluid carrying tube mounted to the elongated members, and a fin in engagement with the tube for enhancing heat exchange, the improvement comprising a bracket mounted to at least one of the corners, comprising: a socket portion with a transverse cross-section that mates with and slides over a first one of the elongated members in a direction parallel to an axis of the first one of the elongated members; a flange portion joined to the socket portion and having spaced apart flange walls that slide over a second one of the elongated members in a direction perpendicular to an axis of the second one of the elongated members; a mounting member formed on the bracket and protruding therefrom; and at least one resilient tab formed in one of the flange walls of the flange portion for snapping into engagement with a portion of the second one of the elongated members.