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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Jeffery Lee, Tecumseh, CA;
Martin D. Lopez, Jr., Sterling Heights, MI (US);
David McCormick, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a clip body having a vehicle side and a panel side. A first clip is on the vehicle side and a second clip is on the panel side. A seal is on the vehicle side. A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, attaching the first clip to a vehicle body, and subsequently attaching a panel to the second clip such that the seal is positioned between the clip body and the vehicle body.