Cover panel clip

A method comprising:

• applying force to compress two legs of a clip toward one another, the clip including:
• a curved central portion forming a perimeter that partially-encloses an internal space with a first diameter, the curved central portion having a first and second ends;
• a neck portion including a first side with an upper end adjoining the first end of the curved central portion and a second side with an upper end adjoining a second end of the curved central portion, the first side separated from the second side by a distance smaller than the first diameter that provides a channel to the internal space;
• and
• a first compressible leg adjoining a lower end of the first side of the neck portion and a second compressible leg adjoining a lower end of the second side of the neck portion, wherein the first compressible leg and the second compressible leg each include a midpoint protrusion adjacent to the neck portion and on an outward-facing surface and an endpoint protrusion distal to the neck portion and on the outward-facing surface, the endpoint protrusion longer than the midpoint protrusion, and wherein the clip has a longest dimension defined along an axis substantially perpendicular to a primary axis of the endpoint protrusions;
• positioning an object to extend through the internal space;
• and
• applying a force to the object in a direction toward the first compressible leg and the second compressible leg to fixedly secure the object within the channel to the internal space while the object supplies an outward force on the first compressible leg and on the second compressible leg.

A clip including:

• a curved central portion sized to receive a cable and forming a perimeter that partially-encloses an internal space with a first diameter, the curved central portion having a first and second ends;
• a neck portion including a first side with an upper end adjoining the first end of the curved central portion and a second side with an upper end adjoining a second end of the curved central portion, the first side separated from the second side by a distance smaller than the first diameter that provides a channel to the internal space;
• and
• a first compressible leg adjoining a lower end of the first side of the neck portion and a second compressible leg adjoining a lower end of the second side of the neck portion, wherein the first compressible leg and the second compressible leg each include a midpoint protrusion adjacent to the neck portion and on an outward-facing surface and an endpoint protrusion distal to the neck portion and on the outward-facing surface, the endpoint protrusion longer than the midpoint protrusion, wherein the clip has a longest dimension defined along an axis substantially perpendicular to a primary axis of the endpoint protrusions.