Fastening clip

A fastening clip for mounting a component part, such as an airbag or a luggage ring, to a support structure, the fastening clip comprising:

• a body portion, extending between an upper end region and a lower end region along a longitudinal axis, wherein the body portion comprises an opening and at least one elastically deflectable retaining member projecting laterally from said lower end region of said body portion, so as to fixingly engage when inserted into an orifice of the support structure;
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• wherein the at least one elastically deflectable retaining member includes a U-shaped limb extending through said opening, the U-shaped limb comprising a first portion extending in a generally longitudinal plane relative to said longitudinal axis, a second portion spaced apart from the first portion and extending in a generally longitudinal plane relative to said longitudinal axis and a third portion extending from the first portion in a transverse plane relative to said longitudinal axis, and
• wherein the first portion or the second portion comprises a lower notch region adjacent to a stop member that includes a sloped wall extending from the lower end region of the body portion toward the opening.

A fastening clip for mounting a component part, such as an airbag or a luggage ring, to a support structure, the fastening clip comprising:

• a body portion, extending between an upper end region and a lower end region along a longitudinal axis, wherein the body portion comprises an opening and at least one elastically deflectable retaining member projecting laterally from said lower end region of said body portion, so as to fixingly engage when inserted into an orifice of the support structure;
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• wherein the at least one elastically deflectable retaining member includes a U-shaped limb extending through said opening, the U-shaped limb comprising a first portion extending in a generally longitudinal plane relative to said longitudinal axis, a second portion spaced apart from the first portion and extending in a generally longitudinal plane relative to said longitudinal axis, a third portion extending from the first portion in a transverse plane relative to said longitudinal axis, and a fourth portion extending from the second portion in the transverse plane relative to said longitudinal axis,
• wherein the fourth portion extends from the second portion such that the second portion and the fourth portion define a second L-shaped limb portion, and
• wherein a stop member that includes a sloped wall extends from the lower end region of the body portion toward the opening.