Retainer clip for attaching components to a belt molding
AssigneeDecoma Exterior Trim Inc.
InventorsGeoffrey A. Chesson, Gerald Y. Ruppert, Steven D. Haar
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Abstract
A retainer clip receives a keypad and the like on a beltline molding. The clip has a face plate having a plurality of apertures. A wall extends from the face plate. The wall has a plurality of tangs spaced thereabout. The wall is configured to be received within an aperture in the beltline molding. The wall is sized to position the face plate in the aperture of the beltline molding. The tangs cooperate with the beltline molding to retain the faceplate to the beltline molding. The wall and keypad are configured to snappingly engage each other.
Claims10
A retainer clip for attaching a keypad to a beltline molding, said clip comprising:
- a face plate having at least one aperture, and
- a wall extending generally perpendicular from said face plate and defining outer side portions about the periphery thereof, said wall having a plurality of tangs extending outwardly from said side portion and spaced thereabout, said wall configured to be received within an aperture in the beltline molding and sized to position said face plate therein, said tangs cooperating with the beltline molding to retain said faceplate thereto, and said wall and keypad are configured to snappingly engage each other.
In combination,
- a beltline molding comprising a U-shaped rigid member having an aperture;
- a retainer clip comprising a face plate having at least one aperture, and a wall extending generally perpendicular from said face plate and defining outer side portions about the periphery thereof, said wall having a plurality of tangs extending outwardly from said side portion and spaced thereabout, said wall configured to be received within an aperture in said beltline molding and sized to position said face plate therein, said tangs cooperating with said beltline molding to retain said faceplate thereto;
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- a keypad having at least one button, said keypad engaging said wall positioning said button within said aperture of said retainer clip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.