# US 10,766,435 B2 · Sealing clip > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,766,435 B2 - Document ID: US10766435B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/794,527 - Filed: 2017-10-26 - Published: 2018-11-29 - Granted: 2020-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2017-05-26 - Assignees: Newfrey LLC - Applicants: Newfrey LLC - Inventors: Tien T. Diep; Jason A. Meyers; Gerard J. Kmita; Andrew Cornell Heidacker - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10766435B2 ## CPC - B60R 13/06: Sealing strips (sealing arrangements for vehicle windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors, or similar devices B60J10/00) - B60J 10/36: using separately inserted fastening means, e.g. using clips, beads or strips - F16B 2/22: of resilient material, e.g. rubbery material {(F16B2/205 takes precedence)} - F16B 5/128: {a strip with a C-or U-shaped cross section being fastened to a plate such that the fastening means remain invisible, e.g. the fastening being completely enclosed by the strip} - F16B 21/086: {the shank of the stud, pin or spigot having elevations, ribs, fins or prongs intended for deformation or tilting predominantly in a direction perpendicular to the direction of insertion} - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - B60J: WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES (fastening, suspending, closing, or opening of such devices E05) - F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D) ## Abstract A clip includes a base that is elongated in a longitudinal direction, a post connected to the base at a proximal end of the post. The post extends away from the base and terminates at a distal end of the post. The clip further includes a first finger and a second finger both connected on opposite sides of the post and extending away from the post toward the base in the longitudinal direction. The clip also includes an elongated foot connected to the base on a side of the base opposite the post. The clip also includes an umbrella seal connected to the base that has a sealing lip around a periphery of the base that extends away from the base. The base, the elongated foot and the first finger and the second finger of the clip extend along the same longitudinal direction of the clip. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A clip comprising: a base; a post connected to the base at a proximal end and extending away therefrom; a first finger connected to the post and extending away from the post toward the base and in a longitudinal direction; a second finger connected to the post opposite the first finger and extending away from the post toward the base and in the longitudinal direction; an elongated foot connected to the base on a side opposite the post, the elongated foot having an overall shape that is elongated in the longitudinal direction; an umbrella seal connected to the base that includes a sealing lip around a periphery of the base that extends away from the base; and a first anti-rocking pad extending from the base adjacent the proximal end of the post and disposed in a transverse direction from the post that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The clip of claim 1 wherein the base has an overall shape that is elongated in the longitudinal direction. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The clip of claim 1 wherein the first anti-rocking pad extends from the proximal end of the post in the transverse direction. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The clip of claim 1 wherein the overall shape of the elongated foot has a first width defined in the transverse direction and an overall shape of the base has a second width defined in the transverse direction, the first width being less than the second width. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The clip of claim 3 further comprising a second anti-rocking pad extending from the base adjacent the proximal end of the post and opposite the post from the first anti-rocking pad. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The clip of claim 5 wherein the second anti-rocking pad extends from the proximal end of the post in the transverse direction. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The clip of claim 1 wherein the first finger includes one or more retention knuckles along an outer surface of the first finger, the one or more retention knuckles configured to retain a mating part between the base and the one or more retention knuckles. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The clip of claim 1 further comprising a first rib connected to the post and having a first engagement edge, the first engagement edge being angled outward from the post and terminating at the base. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The clip of claim 8 further comprising a second rib connected to the post and having a second engagement edge, the second engagement edge being angled outward from the post and terminating at the base. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The clip of claim 1 wherein the base, the post, the first finger, the second finger and the elongated foot are made of a first relatively rigid material and the umbrella seal is made of a second relatively resilient material, the first relatively rigid material and the second relatively resilient material being two materials integrated together using a two-shot manufacturing process. ### Claim 11 A clip for mounting a first component to an opening of a second component comprising: a clip body comprising: a base having an overall shape that is elongated in a longitudinal direction; a post connected to the base at a proximal end and extending away therefrom; a first finger connected to the post and extending away from the post toward the base in the longitudinal direction; a second finger connected to the post and extending away from the post toward the base in the longitudinal direction; an elongated foot connected to the base on a side opposite the post, the elongated foot having an overall shape that is elongated in the longitudinal direction and designed to secure the clip to the first component; and a first anti-rocking pad connected to the proximal end of the post and extending away from the post on the base; and a seal body comprising: an umbrella seal connected to the base that includes a sealing lip around a periphery of the base that extends away from the base; wherein the first finger and the second finger are designed to engage the opening in the second component. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The clip of claim 11 wherein the first anti-rocking pad is disposed in a transverse direction from the post that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and the first anti-rocking pad is designed to be spaced from the second component in a non-side loaded condition and to engage the second component adjacent the opening when the clip is subjected to a side load. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The clip of claim 12 further comprising a second anti-rocking pad connected to the proximal end of the post opposite to the first anti-rocking pad. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The clip of claim 11 further comprising a second anti-rocking pad connected to the proximal end of the post opposite to the first anti-rocking pad, wherein the second anti-rocking pad is designed to be spaced from the second component in an unloaded condition and to engage the second component adjacent the opening when the clip is subjected to a longitudinal load. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The clip of claim 14 wherein the second anti-rocking pad extends outward along the base from the post in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The clip of claim 11 further comprising a first rib connected to the post and having a first engagement edge, wherein the first engagement edge is angled outward from the post toward the base and is designed to engage the opening in the second component to limit movement of the clip in the opening. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The clip of claim 11 wherein the clip body is made of a relatively rigid material and the seal body is made of a relatively resilient material. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The clip of claim 11 wherein the first component is a door weatherstrip and the second component is a door or a door frame component. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The clip of claim 11 wherein the elongated foot is designed to a channel in a weatherstrip. ### Claim 20 (depends on 11) A method of manufacturing the clip of claim 11 comprising molding the clip body of a relatively rigid material in a first shot of a two-shot molding process and molding the seal body of a relatively resilient material in a second shot of the two-shot molding process.