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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2007
Takahiro Sano, Toyohashi, JP;
Takahiro Sano, Toyohashi, JP;
Newfrey LLC, Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
Two-clip tubular fasteners are used to clamp a sheet-like member between flanges of the clips. An apparatus and method for attaching an undercover to the underside of a vehicle floor panel having a plurality of studs comprises a plurality of the tubular fasteners that are inserted into respective mounting holes of the undercover and that are engaged with the studs. At least some of the mounting holes provide diametral clearance with respect to corresponding tubular fasteners. The flanges of those fasteners exert a predetermined clamping force on the undercover while permitting planar movement of the undercover. One of the flanges has a configuration that engages a cooperable configuration on the undercover to prevent undesired turning of a first clip relative to a second clip.