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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2007
Nobuyoshi Tanaka, Yokkaichi, JP;
Nobuyoshi Tanaka, Yokkaichi, JP;
Abstract
A fixing part () has two resiliently deformable legs () separated by a slot (). A locking projection () is formed at a distal end (C) of the fixing part () and has a locking surface (A) spaced from the distal end (C). A maximum cross-sectional dimension (A) of the fixing part () at the locking surface (A) exceeds the diameter (d) of a through-hole () in a substrate (). A tapered sliding-contact surface (B) extends from the locking surface (A) to the distal end (C). Noncontact surfaces () are at opposite circumferential ends of each sliding contact surface (B) and substantially adjacent the slot (). The noncontact surfaces () of each locking projection () are spaced from one another at the slot () by distances that are no greater than the diameter (d) of the through-hole ().