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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7401388 | Rib clip A rib clip for connecting first and second components is provided with first and second legs deflectable relative to each other. One leg is substantially straight and includes a shelf. The other leg is bent and includes inner and outer arms biased against a componen... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7399151 | Low insertion effort fastener with offset for wing A resilient clip is disclosed for engaging a structure having a body with a pair of extending body portions and an elastic flange. The flange has an engagement surface and an engagement member, which engages the mounting structure. The elastic flange also has a base... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7381006 | Device for fastening components A clip for joining bearing elements, such as found in escalator constructions may be employed, for example, to join a track rail, on which rollers of an escalator roll to a carrier frame. The clip has a base part and a bracket part of spring steel. At the upper end ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7360964 | Joint structure A joint structure is for joining a pair of connecting members to each other. One of the connecting members has a lock portion formed so as to protrude from the member, and the other connecting member is provided with a receiving portion into which the lock portion i... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7328489 | Fastener for fixing a panel to a support and provided with a head comprising a deformable member A fastener for fixing a panel to a support is provided with a snapping-in foot adapted to contract elastically to enter a fixing orifice of the support. The fastener is further provided with a head having a plate, a hub, a shank and a deformable member, the plate an... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7320157 | Resilient clip fastener A resilient clip with a plurality of twisted wings for engaging a first structure. The twisted wings provide the clip with a low ratio of insertion force to pull-out force, rendering the clip relatively easy to install yet difficult to pull out. In one embodiment, t... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318256 | Resilient clip fastener A resilient clip with a plurality of twisted wings for engaging a first structure. The twisted wings provide the clip with a low ratio of insertion force to pull-out force, rendering the clip relatively easy to install yet difficult to pull out. In one embodiment, t... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7264214 | Stock bar and T-bar coupling structure for mounting sprinkler Disclosed herein is a stock bar and T-bar coupling structure for mounting a sprinkler. In the present invention, a locking bracket is easily securely coupled to a T-bar using an elastic locking unit and a wing bolt. Furthermore, a stock bar made of standard rectangu... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7240884 | Mounting device of sprinkler A mounting device of a sprinkler comprises: a main body provided with a pair of side plates and an upper plate disposed on upper portions of the side plate; a rail mounting portion formed at lower ends of the side plates and insertedly fixed to a support rail; a sup... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7179013 | Self centering sill plate retainer with opposing wings A one-piece molded apparatus includes a first body section having a head, a skirt, a pair of support posts joined to the skirt, and a first engagement wing. A second body section includes a second engagement wing, and a living hinge joining the second wing to the su... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7165371 | Automobile molding and fastener therefor The present invention addresses the demand for a technology that enables reutilization of a molding main body and the fasteners for fixing a molding main body to an automobile following the removal of these parts from one another. The present invention proposes a ca... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7155783 | Multiple engagement joint tethered fastener A fastener first member connects to a second member by a flexible tether. A third member having multiple deflectable wings slides onto the second member. A first member male pin extends through a third member aperture to engage second member biasing elements, joinin... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152281 | Fastener and fastened assembly A fastener for connecting a first component to a second component includes a first component connecting end allowing relative movement between a first component connected thereto and the fastener during assembly and during conditions of expansion and contraction. A ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7140079 | Clip for coupling windshield trim to a vehicle A clip for securing trim to a body. A first portion of the clip has a first side configured to be mated against a surface of the body and a second, opposing side configured to mate with the trim. The second side has a device for securely coupling to the trim. A seco... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134170 | Plastic retaining clip for rib attachment 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... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7118316 | Fixing element for inserting into a longitudinal cavity of a carrier plate A fixing element of plastic is provided which includes a foot part for insertion into an oblong hole of a carrier plate. The foot part includes of a head corresponding to the edge of the oblong hole and of a shaft adapted to the width of the oblong hole. The fixing ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114221 | Two-piece interior trim retainer 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... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7073230 | Plastic clip for the detachable connection of a trim plate to a support piece The invention relates to a plastic clip, for the detachable connection of a trim plate to a support piece, in particular, to the door frame of a motor vehicle. The clip comprises a head piece (1) and an anchoring foot (2), which may be inserted in an o... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6976292 | Resilient clip fastener A resilient clip having an engagement tab, which terminates at a load distributing element, and wing members that are configured to co-engage a structure to which the resilient clip is to be coupled. The wing members terminate at an engagement edge and are configure... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6971708 | Fixing structure of protector In a protector mounted on a panel body, a protector body has a surface facing the panel body. A plurality of fixing members are provided on the protector body and are operable to fix the protector on the panel body. A protrusion is protruded from the surface of the ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6944917 | Clip for mounting weatherstrip A clip for mounting a weatherstrip between an end side of a window and a window frame includes: a weatherstrip side member having arms for engaging the weatherstrip and tabular engagement pieces extending from a base portion of the arms; and a window frame side memb... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6929226 | Twist lock mounting system A twist lock mount for quick mounting and positioning a device to a support includes a mount receiving member attachable to or integral with the support and a mounting member attachable to or integral with a device to be mounted. The receiving member provides a chan... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6839943 | Fastening device on a plastic attachment for motor vehicles A fastening device on a plastic attachment for a motor vehicle, especially on a bumper, with a receptacle formed in one piece on the attachment for a part to be fastened to the attachment by means of snap fastening, which, like the receptacle, has no resiliently def... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6671934 | Retention clip A retention clip for securing a trim piece to a vehicle. The retention clip includes a trim piece affixing portion, a first leg member, and second leg member that extends from a head portion. The trim piece affixing portion is defined by at least one pair... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6564433 | Clip for attaching cover member and structure for attaching the cover member A clip for attaching a cover member to cover a groove section includes a base plate attached to a bottom surface of the groove section, a pair of engaging sections projected from the base plate and engaging side engaging sections of the cover member, and ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6449814 | Trim fastener clip employing multiple lines-of-contact stabilization A fastener is provided for mounting a first structure having an insertion rib with a retention slot to a second structure having a mounting opening. The fastener comprises a U-shaped body having a bight portion at an upper portion thereof with a pair of o... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6438804 | Metallo-plastic clip for attaching vehicle roofs and accessories to the body of a vehicle The metallo-plastic clip comprises a clip and a plastic shank of which is part the corresponding accessory to be placed in an opening provided on the vehicle body, with an interposed vechicle roof. The clip provided with flexible flaps with a bend after w... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6341466 | Clip for securing an elongate member to a T-bar of a ceiling grid A new and useful clip is disclosed for securing an elongate member, or lather's channel, to a horizontal T-bar of a ceiling grid, conventionally used to form a drop ceiling. The clip comprises a body having a downwardly opening recess therein for permitti... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6287043 | Connection between a support and a plate element A connection (1) between a support (2) and a plate element includes an upper part (3), attachable to the plate element, and a lower part (4), connectable to the support (2). A neck-shaped intermediate region (5), between the upper and lower parts (3, 4, r... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6266937 | Fastening member for vertical board siding, method of fastening lower end of siding board using the fastening member, and structure fastened using the fastening member A fastening member for the vertical board siding, which comprises; a main metal fitting comprising a flat substrate, first and second upright portions formed at the upper and lower end portions of the flat substrate, respectively and extending in the hori... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6178605 | System for coupling and fixing plastic material accessories to modular self-supporting elements and the latter to the vehicle bodywork The system is designed to definitely couple and fix a mechanism and/or accessory (1) in the interior of a motor vehicle, the mechanism (1) including a pyramid-shaped protuberance (2) with a fixed (5) and a resilient (6) portion, and a skirt (4) in which a... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6049952 | Energy absorbing trim component fastening system An energy absorbing interior trim component of plastics is attached to a supporting structural member of a vehicle by one or more special fastening devices. The trim component has a shell-like main housing defining an interior cavity that contains a plura... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5638650 | Retaining clips for office furniture partition This invention relates to an upright partition for use in a modular office furniture system, the partition comprising: a frame comprising: two vertical posts each having outward opposing faces defining spaced apart parallel forward and rearward planes; a ... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5229175 | Vehicle molding attaching arrangement An arrangement for attaching a plastic molding strip to a vehicle metal panel exterior surface provided with two parallel rows of weld-on studs fixedly securing a series of T-shaped molding mounting plastic clips to the panel. Each clip, fixedly secured t... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5202172 | Molding and retainer assembly The disclosure relates to a plastic reveal molding and retainer assembly for attachment to an apertured side body or door panel of an automotive vehicle. The retainer has a planar bottom portion which can be readily attached to the panel, a pair of deflec... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5146658 | Trim fastener A fastener comprises at least one spring tab for snap-fastening an object to the fastener. The spring tab has an inclined surface extending between a first end and a second end, opposite the first end, at which it has a retaining surface set back beneath ... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5108801 | Truck cap edge trim strip A trim strip for application to the edge of a truck cap having a base plate to be attached directly to the truck cap and a top cover piece to fit into the base piece is provided. The base piece is made of a flexible material, contains a thin strip of alum... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5038444 | Molding support assembly A molding support assembly for mounting a molding strip upon a base structure such as an automobile body, wherein the assembly includes a pair of spaced fasteners mounted upon a support member in such a way so at least one fastener is longitudinally adjus... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4878273 | Metal trim attaching system A metal trim attaching assembly secures an element, such as a molding strip, upon a supporting surface. The assembly includes an isolator that has a substantially flexible mounting plate with a mounting surface yieldable to conform generally to the contou... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4808451 | Flush fitting protective strip assembly The invention features, either separately or in combination, a mounting member and an elongated strip of resilient material which strip is secured in and partially surrounds the mounting member, where the resilient strip member has a semi-cylindrical body... | 02/28/1989 |
