Elastic retaining arrangement for jointed components and method of reducing a gap between jointed components

An elastic retaining arrangement for jointed components comprising:

• a first component having a first main body portion and a first interface edge;
• a second component operatively coupled to the first component, the second component comprising a second main body portion, a second interface edge in contact with the first interface edge, and an end portion in an overlapped configuration with the first main body portion of the first component;
• an aperture extending through the end portion of the second component and defined by an aperture wall;
• and
• an elastically deformable protrusion extending from the first main body portion of the first component, the elastically deformable protrusion configured to fittingly engage the aperture proximate an end region of the aperture wall, wherein the elastically deformable protrusion is formed of an elastically deformable material and configured to elastically deform upon engagement with the aperture wall;
• the elastic retaining arrangement comprising a carpet retainer and a mating trim panel disposed in a vehicle.