Snap clip lug
AssigneeClimax Molybdenum Company
InventorKhanh Phu Nguyen
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Abstract
A snap clip lug, including receptacle member, clasp member and a post. Receptacle member has a body including a sleeve, first post formation means connected to the body, and a locking slot disposed in relation to the sleeve. The sleeve includes a retaining wall and an opening at one end for receiving the clasp member. Clasp member has a base, second post formation means connected to the base, and a resilient arm extending outwardly from the base and having a locking tab for engaging the locking slot. The locking tab is adapted to slidingly engage the retaining wall and to be received by the locking slot. The post, which is disposed perpendicularly between the receptacle member and the clasp member, is formed from first and second post formation means having engaged one another when the resilient arm is inserted in the sleeve.
Claims20
A snap clip lug, comprising:
- a receptacle member, the receptacle member comprising a body, first post formation means and a locking slot, the body being configured with a sleeve having a retaining wall and an opening at one end for receiving a clasp member, the locking slot being disposed in relation to the sleeve, the first post formation means being connected to the body;
- the clasp member, the clasp member comprising a base, second post formation means and a resilient arm, the resilient arm extending outwardly from the base and comprising a locking tab for engaging the locking slot, the locking tab being adapted to slidingly engage the retaining wall and to be received by the locking slot when the resilient arm is inserted into the opening of the sleeve, the second post formation means being connected to the base;
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- a post, the post being disposed between the receptacle member and the clasp member and being formed from the first and second post formation means that engage one another when the resilient arm is inserted in the sleeve causing the locking tab to be received by the locking slot.
A snap clip lug, comprising:
- a receptacle member, the receptacle member comprising a body configured with a sleeve, the sleeve being defined by two retaining walls disposed in parallel between an opening at one end of the sleeve and a locking slot at another end of the sleeve, the body having a shaft disposed in parallel to the sleeve;
- a clasp member, the clasp member comprising a base, the base having a recessed portion for receiving the shaft, and a resilient arm extending outwardly from the base, the resilient arm comprising a locking tab for engaging the locking slot, the locking tab comprising a guiding edge and a locking edge, the guiding edge being adapted to engage at least one retaining wall as the resilient arm is inserted into the opening of the sleeve and the locking edge being adapted to engage the locking slot, the resilient arm being adapted to flex in one direction as the resilient arm is inserted in the sleeve and in another direction as the locking edge engages the locking slot;
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- a post, the post being formed from the shaft being received by the recessed portion when the resilient arm is inserted in the sleeve and the locking edge engages the locking slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.