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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2013
Newfrey Llc, Newark, DE (US);
Honda Giken Kogyo Co., Ltd., Wako-shi, Saitama, JP;
NEWFREY LLC, New Britain, CT (US);
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO CO, LTD, Saitama, JP;
Abstract
A clip for attaching a mounting component to a base component, and the clip comprises: a pin including a head portion for engaging the mounting component, and a shaft portion which is contiguous to the head portion, and a lock pins which extends downward from the head portion; and a grommet including a flange and a shank contiguous to the flange and partially defining an aperture operable to receive the pin in one of a temporary fitted position and a permanent fitted position; and wherein the temporary fitted position, the lock pin abuts a recessed portion in the grommet for maintaining the temporary fitted position, and wherein in the permanent fitted position, the lock pin collapses on the inside, and is contained on the inside of the shank portion of the grommet.