Clip for attachment of fuel supply assembly

A method of releasably connecting a fuel cup to a fuel injector comprising:

• providing a fuel injector, having a first and second ends, including a fuel metering portion having a longitudinal axis extending therethrough, and a fuel supply device, the fuel injector including an outer shell surrounding the fuel metering portion with at least one fixing member extending radially from the outer shell, the fixing member having first and second longitudinal legs extending to transverse leg, having a substantially planar surface and a surface extending toward the second end of the fuel injector toward the longitudinal axis, the fuel supply device including a cup with at least one tab having a mating surface;
• inserting the cup over the first end of the fuel injector;
• engaging the at least one tab with the surface extending toward the second end;
• biasing the surface extending toward the second end, the first and second longitudinal legs, and the transverse leg from a first position away from the longitudinal axis;
• and
• engaging the mating surface of the at least one tab with the substantially planar surface of the fixing member, the first and second longitudinal legs and the transverse leg returning to the first position.

A method of disengaging a fuel cup from a fuel injector comprising:

• providing a fuel injector, having first and second ends and a longitudinal axis extending therethrough, and a fuel supply device, the fuel injector including an outer shell, at least one fixing member extending radially from the outer shell, the fixing member having first and second longitudinal legs extending to a transverse leg, having a substantially planar surface, the first and second longitudinal legs and the transverse leg forming a void, the fuel supply device including a cup with at least one tab having a mating surface, the cup engaging the first end of the fuel injector;
• pressing the cup toward the second end of the fuel injector along the longitudinal axis;
• biasing the transverse leg from a first position to a second position away from the longitudinal axis, the mating surface of the tab releasing from the substantially planar surface of the transverse leg and exiting the void;
• and
• advancing the cup along the longitudinal axis away from the second end and releasing the transverse leg, the transverse leg returning to the first position.