Method of using a retention clip to close hardware

A method comprising:

• providing hardware having apertures on opposing end portions of the hardware;
• providing a retention clip comprising a support surface having an aperture extending through the support surface, two anti-rotation surfaces extending non-parallel from each side of the support surface, and at least one angled tab extending non-parallel from an opposite side of the support surface into the aperture, wherein a portion of the at least one angled tab is disposed directly below the aperture, and at least one angled tab is elastic below a preset load placed on the at least one angled tab;
• disposing the hardware between the two anti-rotation surfaces of the retention clip;
• extending a fastener through the apertures of the hardware and through the aperture of the retention clip into a nut securing the hardware to the retention clip with the at least one angled tab disposed against the fastener;
• closing the opposing end portions of the hardware against one another by moving the fastener along the apertures of the hardware and along the aperture of the retention clip during which threads of the fastener move axially against the at least one angled tab causing the at least one angled tab to elastically snap back and forth, while the at least one angled tab is below the preset load, between and over the axially moving threads;
• securing the at least one angled tab of the clip fixedly against the threads of the fastener with the at least one angled tab below the preset load in order to keep the end portions of the hardware closed.