A single piece retention clip for attaching a foam part to a substrate is disclosed. The retention clip includes a pair of spaced apart and opposed curvilinear retention clip arms, a planar foam part retaining member, and a bridge having first and second ends. The first bridge end extends from the planar foam part retaining member. The clip arms are flexibly attached to the second bridge end. The insulation part is captured between the planar foam part retaining member and the clip arms, prior to attachment of the clip to the substrate. An operator-usable handle to facilitate clip insertion and removal relative to the substrate may be formed on the foam part retaining member. Each clip arm includes a body having wide and narrow parts. The wide part of each of clip arm is attached to the bridge. A hook is formed at the narrow part of each arm.
Positive retention clip for securing foam parts
2018-02-27
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B62C VEHICLES DRAWN BY ANIMALS , Von Tieren gezogene Fahrzeuge / B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR / F16B DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES , Vorrichtungen zum Befestigen oder Sichern von Konstruktionselementen oder Maschinenteilen, z.B. Nägel, Bolzen, Schrauben, Sprengringe, Klemmen, Klammern oder Keile |
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