Retaining clip system
AssigneeFederal-Hoffman, Inc.
InventorDavid A. Swan
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Abstract
The present invention is a mounting clip system that is operable to mount two foreign surfaces to one another. The mounting clip system includes a cylindrical member with a first and second end with the first end adapted for mounting the cylindrical member to a foreign surface and the second end adapted for engaging the housing; this housing has a mounting surface, a slot formed therethrough and an aperture located in opposing arrangement to the mounting surface; and a retaining pin adapted to attach to the housing through the slot formed therein and releasably attached to the cylindrical member when the cylindrical member is inserted into the aperture of the housing.
Claims19
A retaining clip system comprising:
- a stud member having a first end and a second end, said first end configured for mounting said stud member to a foreign surface, and said stud member having a channel formed therein proximate said second end;
- a housing having a retaining surface, a slot formed therein extending through said housing, and an aperture extending at least partially through said slot sized to receive said second end of stud member;
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- a retaining pin slidably mounted to said housing in said slot and releasably engaging said channel of said stud member.
A mounting clip system comprising:
- a housing having a retaining surface, a slot formed therein having a first open end and extending at least partially through said housing, and an aperture extending at least partially through said slot, and barb members formed at a second end of said slot forming a narrowed opening at said second end of the slot;
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- a retaining pin partially shaped to complement said aperture and configured for inserting into said first open end of said slot and slidably engaging said housing in said slot, wherein said retaining pin is attachable to said housing at a position wherein the complementary-shaped portion of said pin and said aperture align.
A retainer clip system comprising:
- a stud member having a first end and a second end, said first end configured for mounting said stud member to a foreign surface, and said stud member having a channel formed therein proximate said second end;
- a housing having a slot formed therein extending from a first open end at least partially through said housing to a second end, and an aperture formed in said housing extending at least partially through said slot sized to receive said second end of said stud member;
- a retaining pin slidably mounted in said slot;
- and,
- pin retaining means located in said slot for preventing said pin from sliding through said slot second end, wherein said pin engages said stud member in a first position and slides toward said slot second end to a second position whereat said pin retaining means retains said pin and said pin disengages said stud member.
A retainer system comprising:
- a stud member having a first end and a second end, said first end configured for mounting said stud member to a foreign surface, and said stud member having a channel formed therein proximate said second end;
- a housing having a slot formed therein extending through said housing and having an insertion end, and an aperture extending at least partially through said slot sized to receive said second end of said stud member;
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- a retaining pin slidably mounted in said slot and inserting into said insertion end, and releasably engaging said channel of said stud member, said pin having an open side extending toward said insertion end when inserted into said slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.