Two-piece interior trim retainer
AssigneeNewfrey LLC
InventorsMatthew H. Gibbons, Roger E. Pilon, Lawrence J. Higgins
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Abstract
A resilient clip for engaging a structure and having a body portion with a pair of top flanges, a pair of fastening members and a pair of abutting flanges. Each of the fastening members has a base portion that is coupled to an associated one of the top flanges. Each of the abutting flanges has a locking fingers which engages the mounting structure. Finger flange portions are configured to engage a first side of a mounting flange on an interior trim component.
Claims13
A fastening system for coupling a flanged component to a metal structure comprising:
- a first body portion having a mating portion defining at least one pair of deformable members, each of the deformable members defining a tooth configured to be mated with the metal structure, said body portion having a retaining portion, the retaining portion defining a notch;
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- a metal retainer comprising a second body portion defining an engagement aperture having angled insertion walls and a pair of generally planar engagement surfaces coupled to the retaining portion and four locking members, each of said four locking members having a pair of generally parallel locking flanges, at least one of the locking flanges having a locking protrusion, the locking protrusion configured to releasably engage the flanged component, the second body portion defining a C-shaped raised portion for engagement with the retaining portion,
- wherein the metal structure defines an aperture, the tooth of each of the deformable members configured to engage the aperture, and the first body portion comprises an umbrella member coupled to the retaining portion, the umbrella member being configured to fluidly seal the aperture.
A fastening system for coupling a flanged component to an aperture defined in sheet metal comprising:
- a first polymer body portion comprising a locking portion defining a plurality of deformable members, each of the deformable members including a tooth configured to mate with the aperture, and the body portion including an umbrella portion, said umbrella portion defining a retaining notch including a pair of generally parallel mating flanges;
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- a metal retainer having a second body portion defining an engagement aperture having angled insertion walls and a pair of generally planar engagement surfaces, the engagement aperture configured to mate with the retaining notch, the metal retainer further having four pair of retention flanges, each of said retention flanges defining an angled insertion portion, and at least one of said retention flanges having a retaining finger configured to engage the flange of the component,
- wherein the metal retainer further comprises a C-shaped raised flange around the engagement aperture configured to mate with the retaining notch.
A fastener for coupling a flanged trim component to a sheet metal structure comprising:
- a retaining member coupled to the sheet metal structure by at least two deformable members defined on the retaining member, the deformable members defining a tooth configured to engage an aperture defined in the sheet metal structure, the retaining member defining a channel;
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- a generally flat body portion, the body portion defining a coupling region and having a C-shaped raised portion configured to engage the retaining member, wherein the body portion further defines an insertion channel configured to assist the insertion of the channel into the coupling region, said insertion channel having a pair of generally planar engagement surfaces;
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- four locking members, each of said four locking members having a pair of generally parallel retaining flanges, the retaining flanges defining an angled insertion portion and at least one retention tooth.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.