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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2015
Aaron M. Plaza, Canterbury, NH (US);
Aaron M. Plaza, Canterbury, NH (US);
OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc., Wilmington, MA (US);
Abstract
Retainer clip () attachable to automotive headlamp () for inhibiting second electrical connector () of wiring harness () from unintentionally separating from mating first connector () on the PCB () of the lamp. Clip () has central first beam () to contact lamp (), lamp-retaining support base () depending from one end of first beam () to engage lamp (), and second connector-blocking region () extending from an opposite end of first beam () that, upon assembly proximate second connector (), inhibits separation of the connectors (). Clip () is stamped from sheet metal. Support base () has engaging arms () joined by bight () either to be clipped over one fin () of heat sink () or to be squeezed between two neighboring fins (). Engaging arms () have protruding barbs () to resist separation of support base () from heat sink ().