Molding clip
OwnerSuguru Mizukoshi, Nobuyuki Inamiinventors
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Abstract
A molding clip comprises a molding holder including a base, and an attachment leg extending from the base for insertion into a mounting hole in a workpiece. The attachment leg has a first portion remote from the base for insertion in the mounting hole for temporary mounting of the clip and the molding on the workpiece, and a second portion adjacent to the base for insertion in the mounting hole to mount the clip and the molding on the workpiece permanently. The first portion has a pair of flexible plates that are inserted in the mounting hole and that have shoulders engaging an edge of the mounting hole. The second portion has a pair of flexible fingers that are inserted in the mounting hole and that have shoulders engaging an edge of the mounting hole.
Claims9
A molding clip for mounting a molding such as a drip molding to a workpiece such as a car frame, wherein the molding clip comprises a molding holder for holding a molding and an attachment leg for insertion into a mounting hole in the workpiece, wherein a temporary attachment portion is formed at an end of the attachment leg for insertion in the mounting hole, and wherein the temporary attachment portion comprises a pair of flexible plates extending to a tapered insertion end connected to the pair of plates.
A molding clip for mounting a molding on a workpiece, comprising a base constructed for insertion in the molding and an attachment leg extending from the base for insertion in a mounting hole in the workpiece, wherein the attachment leg comprises:
- a temporary attachment portion remote from the base and constructed for insertion in the mounting hole for temporary mounting of the clip and the molding on the workpiece;
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- a permanent attachment portion between the temporary attachment portion and the base for insertion in the mounting hole for permanent mounting of the clip and the molding on the workpiece, wherein
- the temporary attachment portion tapers laterally outward from an insertion end and has shoulders disposed to engage an edge of the mounting hole when the temporary attachment portion is inserted in the mounting hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.