Osram Sylvania Inc.

Osram Slyvania Inc.

Mark Seymour

Aaron Plaza

Jason Lessard

Retainer clip () attachable to motor vehicle headlamp () for inhibiting second electrical connector () of wiring harness () from unintentionally separating from mating first connector () on the PCB () of the lamp. Retainer clip comprises a deformable retaining arm () configured to inhibit separation of the first connector () and a second connector () upon assembly thereof with the first connector () and the second connector (); a second connector receptacle () defined by retainer clip body (), the second connector receptacle () configured to receive the second connector () therein; and a support base () configured to cooperate with the motor vehicle lamp () to align the second connector () with the first connector () in a connection plane () to assemble the second connector () and the first connector ().

Retainer clip for a wire harness

A retainer () includes two retainer portions () surrounding lens (). Lens () has a bearing surface () and an abutment surface (), preferably two of each. In an intermediate stage of assembly, retainer portions when placed in confronting relation to each other around the lens are undersized in a lateral direction relative a principal dimension of lens (). A projection () from a retainer portion () bears against lens bearing surface (), and an abutment-receiving structure (), such as an aperture, bears against lens abutment (). When the retainer portions () are squeezed together and permanently connected, such as by weldment (), projection () is urged more firmly against lens bearing surface () and lens abutment surface () is urged against lens aperture (). Retainer portions () are symmetric, and formed of sheet steel.

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Hillsboro, NY, United States of America

Mark Seymour