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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Geoffrey A. Chesson, Barrie, CA;
Gerald Y. Ruppert, Wixom, MI (US);
Steven D. Haar, Columbus, MI (US);
Assignee:
Decoma Exterior Trim, Inc., Concord, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A44B 2/100 ; F16B 1/300 ; G06C 7/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A44B 2/100 ; F16B 1/300 ; G06C 7/02 ;
Abstract
A retainer clip receives a keypad and the like on a beltline molding. The clip has a face plate having a plurality of apertures. A wall extends from the face plate. The wall has a plurality of tangs spaced thereabout. The wall is configured to be received within an aperture in the beltline molding. The wall is sized to position the face plate in the aperture of the beltline molding. The tangs cooperate with the beltline molding to retain the faceplate to the beltline molding. The wall and keypad are configured to snappingly engage each other.