Fastening clip
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsChristopher F. Bidlake, Alexander W. Sherrill, Jason T. Spain, Gregory G. Buczynski
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Abstract
A fastening clip is configured to securely couple a first component to a second component. The fastening clip includes a first frame connected to an opposed second frame by an arcuate transition beam. Each of the first and second frames includes an exterior contact finger that is configured to securely abut into a first outer surface of the first component around at least a portion of a first opening formed through the first component, an interior contact finger that is configured to extend into the first opening, and a contact prong that is configured to abut into a second outer surface of the first component.
Claims19
A fastening clip that is configured to securely connect a first component to a second component, the fastening clip comprising:
- a first frame connected to an opposed second frame by an arcuate transition beam, wherein at least one of the first and second frames comprises:
- an exterior contact finger disposed between the first and second frames and extending away from a central longitudinal plane of the fastening clip, wherein the exterior contact finger is configured to securely abut into a first location upon the outer surface of the first component around at least a portion of a first opening formed through the first component;
- an interior contact finger disposed between the first and second frames and extending toward the central longitudinal plane, wherein the interior contact finger is configured to extend into the first opening;
- and a contact member that is configured to abut into a second location upon the outer surface of the first component,
- wherein each of the first and second frames further comprises lateral legs that outwardly and upwardly flare from the transition beam, wherein each of the exterior contact finger, the interior contact finger, and the contact member are between the lateral legs.
A fastening clip that is configured to securely connect a first component to a second component, the fastening clip comprising:
- a first frame connected to an opposed second frame by an arcuate transition beam, wherein each of the first and second frames comprises:
- an exterior contact finger disposed between the first and second frames and extending away from a central longitudinal plane of the fastening clip, wherein the exterior contact finger is configured to securely abut into a first location upon the outer surface of the first component around at least a portion of a first opening formed through the first component;
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- an interior contact finger disposed between the first and second frames and extending toward the central longitudinal plane, wherein the interior contact finger is configured to extend into the first opening;
- wherein each of the first and second frames further comprises lateral legs that outwardly and upwardly flare from the transition beam, wherein each of the exterior contact fingers and the interior contact fingers is between the lateral legs.
A fastening clip that is configured to securely connect a first component to a second component, the fastening clip comprising:
- a first frame connected to an opposed second frame by an arcuate transition beam,
- wherein at least one of the first and second frames comprises
- an exterior contact finger disposed between the first and second frames and extending away from a central longitudinal plane of the fastening clip, wherein the exterior contact finger is configured to securely abut into a first location upon the outer surface of the first component around at least a portion of a first opening formed through the first component;
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- an interior contact finger disposed between the first and second frames and extending toward the central longitudinal plane, wherein the interior contact finger is configured to extend into the first opening,
- wherein each of the first and second frames comprises a contact member that is configured to abut into a second location upon the outer surface of the first component, and
- wherein each of the first and second frames further comprises lateral legs that outwardly and upwardly flare from the transition beam, wherein each of the exterior contact finger, the interior contact finger, and the contact members is between the lateral legs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.