Patent ID: 7231696

Claim:
A clip comprising: a base having a U shape comprising a pair of mutually opposing parallel sections, and a joining section having flexibility and disposed integrally with lower parts of the parallel sections; an elastic piece respectively branching from insides of the parallel sections toward a symmetry axis of the base, and further extending along the base; and a claw protruding toward the symmetry axis of the base on the elastic piece, and step sections having upper surfrces respectively projecting outward from outer sides of the parallel sections and being inclined obliquely downward, wherein the clip is configured to fix a fixing member to a to-be-fixed member in such a manner that, a protrusion extending from the fixing member and including a locking hole provided therein passes from an open end of the parallel sections between the elastic piece and extends into an innermost part thereof along the symmetry axis of the base, and the claw is capable of being locked in the locking hole of the protrusion, the base mounting the protrusion therein is press inserted in a mounting hole provided in the to-be-fixed member, and then, the step sections pass through the mounting hole, and thereafter, the step sections are respectively expanded to left and right sides by an elastic return of the base, such that the upper surfaces are locked at a back rim portion of the mounting hole, wherein in order to prevent the base from approaching the elastic piece by bending toward the symmetry axis direction of the base due to passage of the step sections through the mounting hole, and to prevent the claw from being unlocked from the locking hole when a pull load has acted on the fixing member, abutting portions are formed such that the base abuts the elastic piece at positions in a vicinity of and outside of the locking hole, and wherein the elastic piece is disposed between the protrusion and the base such that the elastic piece is pressed against the protrusion by a region between each portion branching from the base and positioned on an opening side of the U shape and the each abutting portion when a pull load has acted on the fixing member.