Decoma International Corporation

Gary Hawkins

Sean Elliot Granger

Adolfo Enrico Milani

John Hobill

Kevin Bunting

Michael Gach

Mark Risdale

A clip assembly mounts a cladding panel to a body. The clip assembly includes a clip and a key guide. The clip has a head and a shaft. The head is adapted for attaching to a flange of the cladding panel. The key guide has a hollow body sized to receive and retain the shaft in a first and second engagement position. The key guide is configured to be inserted into a slot on the body structure and upon rotation is retained within the slot. One end of the cladding engages the pilot aperture and an opposite end engages a slot. The cladding is adjustable relative to the body structure while in a first engagement position and is held in place for further fastening when in a second engagement position.

Adjustable rear frame cladding

A clip () mounts a corner cladding panel () to a body structure (). The clip has a body () having a tab () extending in a longitudinal direction. An attachment fixture () extends from the body in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. The clip () is attachable to the body structure in the orthogonal direction and positions the clip () to receive the corner cladding panel () in the longitudinal direction. The body has a pin () extending in the orthogonal direction that maintains an orientation of the clip () to receive the cladding in the direction of application. The clip () has a ridge () positioned to snappingly engage the cladding panel () to maintain engagement therebetween.

Clip for attaching a corner cladding to a vehicle

A clip assembly ( ) mounts a cladding panel to a body. The clip assembly includes a clip ( ) and a key guide ( ). The clip ( ) has a head ( ) and a shaft ( ). The head ( ) is adapted for attaching to a flange of the cladding panel. The key guide ( ) has a hollow body ( ) sized to receive and retain the shaft ( ) in a first and second engagement position. The key guide ( ) is configured to be inserted into a slot ( ) on the body structure and upon rotation is retained within the slot. One end of the cladding engages the pilot aperture ( ) and an opposite end engages a slot ( ). The cladding is adjustable relative to the body structure while in a first engagement position and is held in place for further fastening when in a second engagement position.

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South Lyon, MI, United States of America

Gary Hawkins