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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2004
Sean Elliot Granger, Detroit, MI (US);
John Hobill, Highton, AU;
Kevin Bunting, Assandon, AU;
Michael Gach, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Adolfo Enrico Milani, Commerce, MI (US);
Gary Hawkins, South Lyon, MI (US);
Sean Elliot Granger, Detroit, MI (US);
John Hobill, Highton, AU;
Kevin Bunting, Assandon, AU;
Michael Gach, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Adolfo Enrico Milani, Commerce, MI (US);
Gary Hawkins, South Lyon, MI (US);
Decoma International Inc., Concord, CA;
Abstract
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.