| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 024458000 | For cooperating with aperture in supporting structure or structure-to-be-secured | 74 |
| 20080196220 | Transport Retainer - A retainer configured for attachment to objects and for carrying personal appliances such as, but not limited to, a cell phone or a music player. The retainer comprising two members held together in substantially parallel relationship by a unshaped joiner at one end and by a ramp attached to the interior side of one of the members toward the other end. The ramp has exterior and interior slopes that allow easy ingress and egress of the retainer onto objects that separate the members as the retainer is pushed on and pushed off the object. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080201920 | Fastening divice - A fastening device comprises a fastening clip ( | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080313869 | SHEET ATTACHMENT DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE - A device for attachment to sheet material such as a tarpaulin, pool cover or bag includes an elongated bar having first and second raised mounting surfaces as well as an open ended elongated sleeve for receiving the bar and a sheet of material positioned around the bar. The elongated sleeve also has a slit which extends from one open end of the sleeve to its other open end and which enables sheet material positioned around the bar and received in the sleeve to extend outwardly through the slit on opposite sides of the bar. The generally raised mounting surfaces are sized and configured to project outwardly from the bar through the slit when the bar is received in the sleeve so that the bar can be rigidly affixed to an object such as the side of a building, vehicle or a handle. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090007399 | Structure for interrlocking two members - A strength of engagingly locking a second member to a first member is remarkably improved without causing deterioration in workability, even when improvement in the locking strength between two members is attempted using a clip. In order to lock and fix a connector housing | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090031540 | Clip - When an operation wall of an inner member is inserted into an insertion portion of an outer member and an engagement piece does not receive a cam operation due to a slanted cam portion, contact pieces of the outer member do not correspond to a positioning hole of the inner member and are located in a position so as not to be inserted into the positioning hole. When the outer member is inserted into an attachment hole of an attachment receiving member with maintaining a state where the engagement piece does not receive the cam operation due to the slanted cam portion, the contact pieces are elastically deformed inwardly and located in a position so as to be inserted into the positioning hole. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090044385 | UNIVERSAL SPRING-CLIP MOUNTING DEVICE FOR OBJECT IDENTIFYING DEVICES - A universal spring-clip mounting device for attaching an object identifying device, such as RFID tag, bar code label, etc., to one or more objects of interest. Preferably, a device of the present invention is of resilient construction so as to be capable of exerting a retention force on the object of interest. One or more object engaging portions may be provided to engage structure on said object of interest, which may include external structure and/or holes, slots or other apertures thereof. Embodiments of a device of the present invention may be provided with object engaging portions that are designed to engage both substantially horizontally-oriented and substantially vertically-oriented sections of an object of interest, while maintaining substantially the same orientation of an attached object identifying device. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090064470 | CLIP FOR VEHICLE AND MOUNTING METHOD OF INTERIOR MEMBER USING SAME - A clip for a vehicle including: a substantially hollow clip main unit that has a distal end portion to be fixedly pressed into a fixation member on a vehicle body side, and a base portion in which an opening is formed; and a main unit support member that is capable of supporting the clip main unit from an inside thereof in a state where the main unit support member is completely inserted into the opening of the clip main unit, wherein a clip linking device is provided to the clip main unit and the main unit support member for engaging the clip main unit with the main unit support member so as to restrict the relative displacement in the insertion direction between the clip main unit and the main unit support member, in a state where the main unit support member is half-inserted into the clip main unit. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090126168 | Multi-Angle Pop-In Mechanical Fastener - Pop-in mechanical fasteners having at least one locking tab are described. The locking tab includes a locking surface having a plurality of angled stops. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090144949 | Clip fasteners for attaching gaskets or gasket-like devices to a mounting surface and its installation method as well as the equipments - The present invention provides a kind of clip fastener for attaching gaskets or gasket-like devices to a mounting surface, including a mounting surface engagement head, a neck and a protrusive base perpendicular to the plane of the head and attached to the neck. The present invention also presents a kind of method and equipment for mounting a clip fastener with protrusive base to gasket. Clip fastener base in present invention can be embedded into gasket, or rotated into woven gasket, or embedded into gasket being weaving. The head extend outwards across gasket and clip fasteners in the holes on mounting surface to fasten gasket to mounting surface firmly and effectively. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090193631 | SHOULDER STRAP ASSEMBLY AND SNAP HOOK STRUCTURE THEREOF - A shoulder strap assembly and a snap hook structure thereof are presented. A strap of the shoulder strap assembly is combined with a first article through the snap hook structure. The snap hook structure includes a main body and a keeper member. The main body hooks the first article, and the keeper member ensures the main body to keep hooking the first article. The keeper member has a perforation. The user can wind the strap around a second article, and use a lock to pass through the perforation so as to lock the first article with the second article, thereby preventing the first article from being stolen. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090199370 | Clamp for an elongated lamp - A clamp for an elongated tube style white such as a versa tube. The clamp has one fixed side that holds the versa tube's mounting structure therein. The other side of the clamp is movable, and pivots between an open position and a closed position. In the closed position, the lamp is held into place, and in the open position the lamp can be removed. A single screw that holds the clamp into the open or closed position is knurled and hence the device can be removed without any tools. The two sides of the clamp occupy different longitudinal positions so that they can be placed directly next to each other, and one opened without moving or disturbing the other since the two sides are in different longitudinal positions. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090199371 | Clip - A long hole of a seat plate member is fittingly inserted to a fitting head portion provided on an upper surface of a flat plate portion of a clip in an upright posture, so as to attach the clip to the cutaway groove portion with the seat plate member in contact with a flat plate portion, and the fitting head portion is fitted to a long hole formed in an attachment receiving member. As the fitting head portion is fitted to the long hole, the boss portion moves within the cutaway groove portion to bring the seat plate member into contact with the attachment receiving member and to elastically lock a pair of elastic locking pieces with the periphery of each longer side portion of the long hole. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090199372 | Peg board display fastener and connector - A clip includes a head having a thumbscrew protrusion and a body with spaced apart threads. The clip is of various widths and lengths to accommodate, most preferably, different widths and depths of holes in peg board. Most preferably, the clip is sized to accommodate ¼ inch peg board, and is used to releasably secure items such as advertisements and promotional material to the peg board. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090205174 | Two Stage High Retention Fastener - A fastener system for use with an air bag includes a fastener having a rounded base having a flat portion, and first and second arms oriented transverse to the flat portion. A first set of engagement devices is connected proximate the rounded base. A second set of engagement devices is connected spatially separated from both the first set and the rounded base. A vehicle component has a dog-house. The rounded base is received and engaged in a dog-house cavity connecting the fastener and vehicle component. The vehicle component displaces upon air bag deployment from a first engagement position having the first engagement device set engaged with a vehicle body panel, to a second engagement position having the second engagement device set engaged with the vehicle body panel. A second fastener sliding part allows telescopic extension of the vehicle component. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090211068 | FASTENING CLIP AND PACKAGE USING THE SAME - A fastening clip includes a main body defining a through hole, a flange radially extending from the main body, a first clipping member hinged on the main body, a latching mechanism extending from the clipping member and including a first latching portion, and a second clipping member hinged on the main body and including a second latching portion. The clip has a first position, in which the first and second clipping members can extend out of the main body, and a second position, in which the first and second clipping members are received in the main body. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090217494 | Retaining Clip for Releasable Fixing of Modules Strung Together on a Distributor Bar - A retaining clip for releasable fixing of a plurality of modules strung together on a distributor bar for forming a module series, wherein the distributor bar has a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional geometry with two legs as well as a back wall and the two legs, have a plurality of recesses. The retaining clip has a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional geometry with two retaining clip legs as well as a connecting bar between the two retaining clip legs, whereby the two retaining clip legs each have at least one detent, which may be brought into locking engagement from the outside into respectively two opposite recesses of the distributor bar, such that the retaining clip may be snapped onto the distributor bar for securing the modules of the module series from lateral displacement in the longitudinal direction of the distributor bar with this. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090217495 | HIDDEN DECK FASTENER - Deck clips for fastening surface structure boards which are adjacent and parallel to each other to a transverse underlying substructure have a top portion with two opposed wings, which are inserted into slots or grooves in the side of the surface structure boards. A center section has a vertical spine designed to be installed against the vertical plane of the substructure member, and a bottom section has a protruding attachment device and/or an opening to accommodate a fastener such as a screw or nail. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090235496 | Flexible cover hold down system - An adjustable cover hold down system designed to be used with an awing cover or a tarp that includes a flexible elongated body capable of being rolled into a compact roll during storage and then unrolled prior to being used. The system includes a plurality of clips designed to attach to an enlarged, longitudinally aligned, perimeter beaded edge that extends the entire length of the body. The clips may include adjustable clamp, a hook clip or an elongated traveler that enables them to be attached to the lower free edge of a trap, a tarp gusset, or the slot formed on a roller bar used on an awning cover, respectively. The body includes a bladder with at least one port opening with a removable cap that allows the bladder to be selectively filled with different volumes of a fluid material, such as water or sand. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090260198 | LATCH DEVICE - A latch device including a latch strike retention assembly adapted for press-fit insertion into a panel opening and retention within the panel opening upon melting of any plastic components. The latch strike retention assembly includes a generally “U” shaped spring member having spring legs operatively connected to bushings arranged in converging opposing relation to one another and adapted to engage and retain a strike member disposed in opposing relation to the strike retention assembly. The spring member is held within a bracket member of substantially “U” shaped cross section. The bracket member is disposed in transverse orientation to the spring member. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090265900 | Clip - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a clip including: a flange to be abutting a panel having an attaching hole; and a leg portion to be inserted into the attaching hole. The leg portion includes: an engaging part; and a guide part connected thereto. The guide part include: a distal-end tapered part formed to be gradually reduced in an outer diameter toward an inserting direction of the leg portion; a base-end reversely tapered part formed to be gradually reduced in an outer diameter toward the opposite direction; and a diameter enlarged part formed therebetween to have an outer diameter largest among the guide part. The largest outer diameter of the diameter enlarged part is larger than that of a distal end part of the engaging part. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090282655 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY FOR ATTACHING A THREADED FASTENER TO A SLOTTED SURFACE - A connector assembly for installation to a surface having a slot pattern. The connector assembly includes a base shell and a clasp shell. The clasp shell movable relative to the base shell between an open position and a closed position, and one of the base shell and the clasp shell includes a threaded insert spaced from an end of the connector. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090293242 | CLIP FOR PIN RETENTION - A clip for a pin that extends from an outer surface of a member, the clip comprising a pin retaining portion and a clamp portion that surrounds the member outer surface, the clamp portion having a pin receiving opening therein adapted to receive the exposed end of the pin, and a pin retaining portion adjacent the pin receiving opening to retain the pin in the member. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100018012 | CLAMP - One exemplary embodiment can be a clamp for securing a tray in a vessel. The clamp may include a jaw. Generally, the jaw has a first offset position with the tray unsecured, and a second aligned position with the tray secured in the vessel. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100088861 | COVER LATCHING MECHANISM - A cover latching mechanism is provided including a base member, a cover member, and a button assembly. The base member includes an elastic hook. The cover member is detachable assembled to the base member. The button assembly is fixed to the cover member and movable relative to the cover member to latch to or release from the elastic hook. The button assembly includes a button member having a positioning arm and a sleeve portion and further defining a elastic hooking hole. The elastic hook engages into the elastic hooking hole so that the elastic hook latches the button assembly with the base member. The positioning arm secures the button assembly to the cover member. The restoring member can be deformed when the button assembly pressed, so that the elastic hook releases out of the elastic hooking hole. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100088862 | LINK TYPE CLAMP DEVICE - A left end portion of a clamp arm ( | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100115741 | COUPLING APPARATUS - A coupling apparatus is provided for a waste container. The apparatus includes a coupler adapted for securing the coupling apparatus to a waste container. A receiver is rigidly attached to the coupler by an extender, and the receiver is adapted for supporting a separate bin used for containing articles. The waste container and bin are movable together in a single trip between a storage site and a waste collection site. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100139055 | Clamps For Supporting Transport System Structures - This description provides clamps for supporting one or more structural members for installation onto a vehicle structure. The clamps may include two or more curved portions joined by a living hinge. The living hinge may enable the curved portions to pivot relative to one another, providing the clamp with an open position and a closed position. The curved portions may include respective track portions, with the first and second track portions being approximately collinear when the clamp is in the closed position. An elongated rigid latch defines an elongated channel for receiving these respective track portions to provide a rigid structural link between the first and second curved portions. A mounting point is attached to the first or the second curved portion, with the mounting point being adapted to receive the structural members. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100162537 | SPACER CLIP - A spacer clip including a flange, a shank extending from the flange that can be inserted into a through in a member being attached to, legs extending from the end part of the shank, connected by hinges to the shank end part so as that they can pivot from an initial attitude to a clamping attitude wherein they are substantially parallel to the flange. Levers extend from root portions of the legs toward the tip ends of the legs so that they can pivot together with the legs. The legs have leg-side pawls in the portions thereof adjacent to the shank end part, which extend to the flange side when the legs are in the clamping attitude, the flange has flange-side pawls for engaging the leg-side pawls and maintaining the legs in the clamping attitude, and slits are formed on either side of the flange-side pawls. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100205789 | Buckle attachment device - A buckle attachment device is provided for removably securing a buckle and a strap to form a unified strap object, such as a belt. The buckle attachment device enables a user to select one of a wide variety of buckles to be coupled with one of a wide variety of straps that may be custom cut to a desired length. The selected buckle and strap are then removably secured by the user to the buckle attachment device without the need for specialized tools or additional binding components. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100293761 | CLIP - A clip is provided which can be brought into engagement with a mounting hole with a relatively low insertion force and which can be pulled out of the mounting hole for reuse. This clip includes a flange portion | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100293762 | ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE OF CLIP - To provide an attachment structure of a clip in which merely by adding a simple construction to a wall body of a mounting member, deformation of that portion around a retaining hole is eliminated, and the clip can be attached in a stable condition. In the attachment structure of the clip ( | 11-25-2010 |
| 20110000055 | O-clip vertical support fastener - A vertical support ‘O’ shaped fastener clip for temporarily securing vertical supplemental support cables to horizontal main support cables within elevated work decks which are temporarily installed upon structures such as a bridge to perform work on said structure. The vertical support ‘O’ shaped fastener clip which can be installed by tightening a single bolt, is comprised of a rod bent in a general shape similar to the letter ‘C’ with a threaded means at least at one end and a hollow tube attached to the other end, a bolt inserted through the hollow tube with a coupling nut threaded onto the end of the bolt. The hollow tube, bolt and coupling nut are aligned so that the coupling nut may be threaded onto the threaded end of the bent rod to close the open side of the ‘C’ shaped rod and form a closed ‘O’ shape. A generally flat cover plate with at least two openings in it to allow the bent rod to pass through so that when two separate cables on either side of a deck panel are secured together by means of the ‘O’ shaped fastener clip through an opening in the deck panel, the plate covers the opening in the deck panel thus preventing debris form escaping the work deck area. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110005044 | INSULATED CLAMP - An insulated clamp for securing a pipe to a conventional C-channel including first and second portions each having a recess associated therewith for receiving a portion of a pipe to be positioned therebetween, the first portion including a pair of flanges receivable within the C-channel, an expansion device positioned between the pair of flanges for moving the flanges into engagement with the C-channel, and a coupling mechanism for attaching the first and second portions to each other. The coupling mechanism is engageable with the expansion device to move the pair of flanges into their engaged position with the C-channel when the first and second clamp portions are attached to each other. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110030177 | CUSHION CLIP - A cushion clip includes a hollow cushioning portion, an engagement portion and a projection. The cushioning portion has a bottom wall portion and a side wall portion, and the side wall portion has cone-shaped outer and inner surfaces that are tapered from a proximal end toward a distal end thereof. The side wall portion has a top portion that is formed in the distal end thereof, and the top portion has an inner periphery radially inwardly protruding from the side wall portion and defining the central opening therein. The projection is cylindrically projected from the bottom wall portion toward the central opening of the cushioning portion, and has an upper end portion which diameter is larger than or equal to a diameter of the opening. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110030178 | FIXING DEVICE FOR THE ASSEMBLY AND QUICK RELEASE OF OBJECTS - The invention relates to a fixing device for the assembly and quick release of objects. The device includes an attaching element that can be fixed to one of the objects to be held together, and a holder that can be fixed to the other object and designed to hold the attaching element. The holder includes a plurality of separable parts that can be held closely together around the attaching element by a disengageable pre-tensioning device. The separable parts include of parts of the holder connected to each other by an elastically deformable mechanisms which stretch to in order to draw closer the parts located at a distance from each other, while the pre-tensioning device includes a link wound around the parts in order to keep them closed on the attaching element, at least one end of the link being fixed to a tensioning mechanism. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110113598 | CONNECTING ASSEMBLY FOR FASTENING AN ADD-ON ELEMENT ON A CARRIER - A connection assembly for fastening an attaching element on a support ( | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110119875 | Clip-Mounting Seat and Vehicle Interior Component - A clip-mounting seat for mounting a clip to a vehicle interior component is disclosed. The clip includes a pillar-shaped axial portion. The clip-mounting seat includes a clip seating section, the clip seating section having an engaging hole for engagingly receiving the axial portion of the clip, and a pair of guide edge portions extending to the engaging hole from a side of the clip seating section to thereby form a tapered silt for allowing the axial portion of the clip to be slid along the pair of guide edge portions and allowing the axial portion of the clip to be guided into the engaging hole. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110203081 | TWO-MEMBER ASSEMBLING STRUCTURE - In a two-member assembling structure in which a clip mounted to a pedestal of an attachment member is inserted into a clip hole of a mating member, the clip includes a pedestal coupling portion coupled to a rib of the pedestal, an engaging arm adapted to pass through the clip hole while undergoing elastic deformation when the clip is inserted into or removed of the clip hole, an engaging surface formed on an outer side surface of the engaging arm and capable of engaging with a hole edge of the clip hole, a stable portion extending from the engaging surface and opposed to the rib of the pedestal so as to be capable of contacting therewith, and a regulating portion | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110209309 | CLIP FOR HOLDING TWO PARTS TOGETHER - This clip ( | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110219588 | ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE OF CLIP AND MOUNTING-SUBJECT MEMBER - An attachment structure of a clip and a mounting-subject member is provided which enables the clip to easily be attached to the mounting-subject member and which can prevent the dislodgement of the clip from the mounting-subject member in the attached state. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110232049 | PANEL-FASTENING CLIPS, ESPECIALLY FOR CURTAIN OR LATERAL AIRBAGS - Improvements to panel fastening clips, especially to those used in curtain and/or lateral airbags, of the kinds of clips that are formed by a surface and/or several flexing arms that are designed to be located in the outer part of the panel into whose opening they are inserted, including several feet that are more or less elastic and that tend to converge at their ends in the general shape of an inverted “V” in the direction in which the clip is inserted, as well as several wings whose ends work against the lower surface of said panel and which ensure that said clip is fastened to said panel, characterized by the fact that the ends of said wings have an enlarged working surface against the lower surface of said panel. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20120023715 | Clip - The clip of this invention is at least comprised of a flange part and a leg part molded integrally with the flange part hanging down therefrom. The leg part of the clip is inserted in an open hole of a mounting plate so as to clamp and lock the mounting plate together with the flange part of the clip. The leg part is comprised of a pair of elastic locking pieces hanging down from the flange part, a connecting part connecting the other end of the elastic locking pieces and a pair of cantilever locking pieces extending from the connecting part in the direction of the flange part. In the elastic locking pieces, there is molded a locking part which can lock in the lower part of the mounting plate passing through the open hole so as to clamp the lower part which is one side of the mounting plate. The locking part molded in the elastic locking pieces has an elasticity that can make it bypass welding spatters attached around the open hole of the mounting plate and can prevent wobbling with respect to the open hole. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120110798 | FAST LOCK FIXING CLIP FOR VEHICLE SEATBELT - A fast lock fixing clip for vehicle seatbelt includes: a front clip plate including a front clip plate main body having a first end, a second end and a turning auxiliary plate; a rear clip plate including a rear clip plate main body having a first end, a second end and a seatbelt pressing plate; a pivotal device for rotatably connecting the second ends of the front and rear clip plate main bodies; and a latch device for latching/unlatching the first ends of the front and rear clip plate main bodies with each other. When mounted on the seatbelt, the fast lock fixing clip will automatically turns upward to fold the seatbelt. In case of collision, when the folded seatbelt is abruptly straightened, the end of the seatbelt is instantaneously strongly accelerated to more sensitively and quickly activate the automatic locking device of the seatbelt to lock the seatbelt. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120131770 | CLIP - A clip may include an anchor portion that is configured to be inserted into an insertion hole formed in a subject member. The anchor portion has at least a pair of pillars that are positioned across an axis of the anchor portion, and flexible strips that are respectively connected to the pillars so as to be projected outward therefrom. The pillars are configured to be flexed about proximal ends thereof in a direction in which the pillars can intersect with each other. The flexible strips are configured to engage a periphery of the insertion hole formed in the subject member when the anchor portion is inserted into the insertion hole, so as to hold the anchor portion on the subject member with a retention force. The pillars can be applied with a flexing force when an extraction force greater than the retention force of the anchor portion is applied to the anchor portion, so as to be flexed in the direction in which the pillars can intersect with each other. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120192386 | CLIP - A clip capable of connecting to the panel member may include a clip body and a sealing body. The clip body includes an anchor that is capable of being engaged with an attaching hole formed in the panel member, and a support portion that is arranged and constructed to be pressed to a surface of the panel member when the anchor is engaged with the attaching hole of the panel member. The sealing body includes a lip portion that is positioned in an inner side of an outer circumference of the support portion. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120255148 | GARMENT CLIP - A garment clip comprising a body having an opening on a first side thereof and a clamp member having teeth thereon adjacent a first side thereof. The clamp member is receivable in the opening and slidable relative to the body from a first position in which a second opposite side of the clamp member is contained within the body and the first side thereof extends from the opening to a second position in which the clamp member is contained within the body. A connecting member is provided secured relative to the body when the clamp member is in the second position thereof. A portion of material received between the teeth of the clamp member when the clamp member is in the first position is engaged by the teeth when the clamp member slides to the second position and the connecting member is engageable with a further garment clip. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120260471 | Clamp for an Elongated Lamp - A clamp for an elongated tube style white such as a versa tube. The clamp has one fixed side that holds the versa tube's mounting structure therein. The other side of the clamp is movable, and pivots between an open position and a closed position. In the closed position, the lamp is held into place, and in the open position the lamp can be removed. A single screw that holds the clamp into the open or closed position is knurled and hence the device can be removed without any tools. The two sides of the clamp occupy different longitudinal positions so that they can be placed directly next to each other, and one opened without moving or disturbing the other since the two sides are in different longitudinal positions. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120284974 | ENGAGING CLIP - An engaging clip is provided, which enables a part of a cover material to be hung and engaged in a hanging recess formed in a cushion pad. The engaging clip includes a chuck part, to which a hanging part attached to the cover material is engaged, and a hook part which is hooked and engaged to an engaging member provided in the hanging recess of the cushion pad. The hook part includes a guide piece and a hook piece. The engaging member is inserted between the guide piece and the hook piece while the both pieces are bent outward so as to widen a gap therebetween, so that the hook piece is hooked and engaged to the engaging member. An end portion of the hook piece at a base side is connected to a side part of the chuck part to be supported in a cantilever manner. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120311829 | REMOVABLE FASTENER CLIP - A fastener clip comprises a prong clip that is operable to engage a carrier. The prong clip has a prong base on one end and a prong with a hook, at the other end of the prong clip. The carrier comprises a pair of laterally offset side wings extending from the sides of the carrier operable to fasten to a slot in a structure like a vehicle chassis. A pair of laterally offset arms extend from the carrier create a gap to form a hook receiver. The hook receiver is operable to engage the hook such that a service tool may operably disengage the hook from the hook receiver on a side of the slot that is opposite the base. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120317757 | SERVICEABLE SNAP-IN FASTENER - A one piece snap-in retainer of multi-shot molded construction adapted to separate along a molded-in fracture line upon application of axial tensioning force. The retainer includes a base clip portion of molded polymer with a proximal barrel segment and a distal snap-in element projecting outwardly away from the barrel segment. The retainer also includes a head portion of molded polymer at least partially surrounding the proximal barrel segment. The molded-in fracture line includes a protuberance molded into the proximal barrel segment or the head portion at the interface in combination with an opposing complimentary mating depression molded into the other of the proximal barrel segment or the head portion. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130000087 | CABLE END CONNECTION - A cable-end connection ( | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130031753 | FIXATING COMPONENT FOR A FIXTURE - The present invention relates to a fixture and/or locator for supporting and positioning and/or calibrating an object comprising a male or female portion of an interlock mechanism, the fixture and/or locator comprising: at least one fixating ( | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130133162 | FASTENING CLIP - A fastening clip for fastening a component to a carrier, has a holding member, the holding member being adapted to be inserted into an opening of the carrier in an insertion direction and the holding member includes a plurality of expansion arms adapted to engage behind the opening of the carrier, and an expansion member adapted to be inserted into a recess of the holding member contrary to the insertion direction so that the expansion arms are transferred from an initial position to an expanded position, wherein the holding member and the expansion member are integrally connected with each other in a preassembly position by connecting webs which each constitute a predetermined breaking point and which are provided in particular between the front end of the holding member viewed in the insertion direction and the rear end of the expansion member viewed in the insertion direction. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130174389 | CLIPPING FIXATION DEVICE ALLOWING AN ADJUSTMENT IN TWO DIRECTIONS - A clipping fixation device for assembling two elements such as automotive panels or other components in a manner that provides a secure connection of the elements in an assembly direction while permitting relative longitudinal and transverse positioning of the two elements in directions orthogonal to the assembly direction. The clipping fixation device may include a first clip member and a second clip member, wherein the first clip member has a pin extending to a head and the second clip member includes two clipping arms defining a receiving space into which the first clip member can be inserted under force. The first and second clip members are dimensioned such that the pin may slide along the receiving space in the transversal direction and move in the longitudinal direction by flexing of at least one of the clipping arms without disengagement of the head from the clipping arms. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130232739 | MEANS TO ATTACH GETTER TO GETTER RETAINING RING - A retaining clip for a getter is provided. The retaining clip for a getter includes a curved structure including a first surface, a second surface opposing the first surface, a first-edge surface, and a second-edge surface opposing the first-edge surface, the curved structure curved in a major curve having a major radius-of-curvature and a major axis perpendicular to the major radius-of-curvature; and at least one tab seamlessly extending from at least one of the first-edge surface and the second-edge surface. The curved structure is configured to be operably retained in a getter cavity with the getter that is attached to the at least one tab. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130269157 | MOUNTING DEVICE FOR CABLE ASSEMBLY - A mounting device for securing a cable assembly includes a chassis and a mounting member. The chassis includes a sidewall, and a limiting portion and a positioning portion extending from the sidewall. The mounting member is removably mounted to the chassis and includes a mounting piece and a latching portion. The positioning portion defines a positioning hole. The mounting piece clasps the limiting portion. The latching portion is received in the positioning hole and engaged with the positioning portion. A receiving space is defined between the mounting member and the sidewall for securing the cable assembly therein. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130291351 | FASTENING CLIP - A fastening clip ( | 11-07-2013 |
| 20140041164 | PUSH PIN WITH OVER-TRAVEL STOP - A one piece push-in fastener for insertion through a hole includes a head, and an elongate shank extending from the head and terminating in a tip. The fastener also includes a shoulder spaced from the head and extending radially outward from the shank, and a plurality of spaced ribs extending radially outward from the shank and disposed along a length of the shank between the shoulder and the tip. A diameter of the head is greater than a diameter of the shoulder. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140208548 | CLIP - A clip comprising a first wall member and a second wall member is disclosed. A cross-section of the first wall member is defined by a first side wall, a second side wall and a connecting wall that is positioned between the first side wall and the second side wall. A cross-section of the second wall member is defined by a first end and a second end, wherein at least a portion of the first end is connected to a portion of the first side wall of the first wall member and wherein a second end is positioned between the first side wall and the second side wall and spaced away from an inner surface of the connecting wall. The first wall member and the second wall member cooperate to define a channel having a first portion and a second portion. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140250643 | Clip - Provided is a clip able to lock axial movement and circumferential movement thereof by employing a simple configuration. A hub of the clip can be inserted into an insertion hole formed in an undercover. In each elastic flap, a basal part is supported in a cantilever manner, and a free end part elastically deforms around the basal part which forms a fulcrum so as to approach or separate from an outer periphery. Each elastic flap spreads out from the basal part toward the free end part so as to increase in width in a circumferential direction. The clip is attached to the undercover such that axial movement and circumferential movement of the clip are locked. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140345093 | WINDOW COVERING FASTENER PARTICULARLY SUITABLE FOR ARCHED COVERINGS - A window covering fastener useful for securing the edge of window covering material, such as an arched shade. The fastener includes a clip that slides over the edge of the material and is secured by a pin inserted into the clip to pass through the material. A bracket of the fastener is installed on the structure of or surrounding a window. The bracket and clip engage one another. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20150026934 | AIRBAG ANCHORING CLIP ASSEMBLY - An anchoring clip assembly is configured to securely anchor to a structure. The assembly may include a main body, a plurality of anchoring members extending from the main body, wherein the plurality of anchoring members are configured to securely anchor to the structure, and at least one verification member configured to provide verification when the plurality of anchoring members are securely anchored to the structure. The verification member(s) may provide visual verification when the plurality of anchoring members are securely anchored to the structure, and/or may include at least one separable portion that is configured to separate from the main body after the plurality of anchoring members are securely anchored to the structure. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150059133 | WATERTIGHT CLIP - A watertight clip may include a watertight clip main body and a packing. The watertight clip main body has a stabilizer, a pillar extending from the stabilizer, engagement legs formed in the pillar, and a packing retainer member. When the pillar is inserted into an attaching hole formed in a plate-shaped subject member, the subject member is positioned between the engagement legs and the stabilizer, so that an attached member connected to the stabilizer can be attached to the subject member. The packing is previously attached to the pillar. The packing is interleaved between the subject member and the stabilizer. The packing retainer member is configured to prevent the packing from separating from the pillar. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150121664 | MULTI-PIECE PANEL FASTENER - A fastener includes a clip including a flexible head having an outer surface configured to engage and edge of a first slot in a first panel when the flexible head is inserted therein and a retainer configured to be inserted into a channel within the flexible head to impede flexing of the flexible head thereby retain the flexible head in the first slot. The clip may further include at least one member extending from the head and configured to engage a second slot in a second panel to hold the first and second panels together when the first and second slots are positioned in an opposing relationship. In some embodiments, the at least one member may include first and second spring arm members extending from the head and having outer surfaces configured to engage edges of the second slot when inserted therein. Methods using such fasteners are also discussed. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150121665 | CLIP - A clip may include a base member, a pillar formed in the base member, and engagement legs formed in the pillar. The engagement legs are defined by slots formed in the pillar. Each of the engagement legs has an engaging portion that is shaped to engage an attachment bore formed in a plate-shaped subject member when the pillar is inserted into the attachment bore. Each of the slots is configured such that an edge-to-edge distance in first portions corresponding to a section including the engaging portion of each of the engagement legs is smaller than the edge-to-edge distance in second portions corresponding to a substantial section of each of the engagement legs. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150121666 | DEVICE FOR SECURING STORED MATERIALS IN A STORAGE SPACE AND SECURING ELEMENT THEREFOR - A device having a securing element which can be blocked in a load rail which is anchored so as to be fixed to a vehicle, the securing element having a base member with a retention region which can be inserted into the load rail in a positive-locking manner, and the base member includes at least one bar member for engagement in a catch bar arrangement of the load rail which is supported so as to be able to be moved relative to the base member. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150128386 | SNAP-IN FASTENER WITH SEALING FLANGE - An improved fastener with an annular sealing flange disposed above a lead-in base clip portion adapted for insertion into an acceptance opening in a panel or other structure. A heat-shrunk seal is disposed about the perimeter of the annular sealing flange in partial covering relation to upper and lower surfaces of the annular sealing flange to provide an enhanced sealing relation between the sealing flange and the panel. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150143673 | VEHICLE BODY - A vehicle body, in particular a rail vehicle body, includes at least one body shell profile and at least one interior fitting connected to the body shell profile. The interior fitting is held on the body shell profile by at least one fastening element which is slipped or pushed onto the body shell profile using a clip section and clamped there. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150298623 | CLIP - A clip may include an anchor made of a hard resinous material and having a pillar that is configured to be inserted into an attaching hole formed in a plate-shaped object member and elastic arms that are formed in the pillar and capable of flexing inward and outward with respect to the pillar, and cushions made of a soft resinous material. The elastic arms respectively have engagement claws respectively having engagement surfaces that are configured to engage an inner periphery of the attaching hole. The engagement surfaces are respectively covered by the cushions. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150300387 | PROTECTIVE CLIPS FOR MOVABLE PARTITIONS AND RELATED METHODS - Protective clips for movable partitions include a guard portion that protrudes from a top major surface of a base portion. The guard portion extends along the top major surface proximate to a front side of the base portion. The guard portion also may extend along the top major surface proximate to at least one end side surface at a longitudinal end of the base portion. Movable partitions include one or more such protective clips. The protective clips optionally may be used to attach a sweep strip to panels of a movable partition. Methods of forming such protective clips include molding the clips within a mold cavity. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150300388 | CRAMPING FASTENER DEVICE - A cramping fastener device for assembling a part ( | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150321622 | Fastener Clip Over a Carrier - A fastener clip system including a carrier and a fastener clip configured to fit over the carrier. The fastener clip includes at least one wing. The wing includes an engagement region that includes a depressed portion configured to be secured against a slot. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20160068118 | U-BASED FASTENER WITH IMPROVED RIB ATTACHMENT - A resilient fastener is provided and is usable with a panel having either a first thickness or a second thickness. The fastener includes a main body member, a first spring arm and a second spring arm. The main body member includes an anterior side and a posterior side. The first spring arm is disposed on the anterior side of the main body member. The first spring arm includes a first shoulder portion positioned to engage against a surface of a first panel having the first thickness. The second spring arm is disposed on the anterior side of the main body member. The second spring arm includes a second shoulder portion positioned to engage against a surface of a second panel. The second panel includes the second thickness which is less than the first thickness. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160377102 | CLIP - A clip adapted to be connected to a connected member with a hole includes a base, an engaging section extending from the base, and an insertion section fixed to the engaging section at a side opposite to the base and adapted to be inserted into the hole of the connected member. The engaging section includes an engaging leg extending from the base, and having a first enlarged portion adapted to engage the hole of the connected member, and a beam formed near the insertion section to extend inwardly toward the center axis and connected to the insertion section, and a pair of engaging members extending from the base along the engaging leg and disposed perpendicular to the engaging leg so that the engaging leg is disposed between the pair of engaging members along a circumferential direction of the engaging section. | 12-29-2016 |
