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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2014
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
John Urban Kowalczyk, Livonia, MI (US);
Albert Ekladyous, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Gary Edward Henige, Northville, MI (US);
Sleiman N. Abdelnour, Macomb, MI (US);
Kelley Maria Adams-Campos, Ferndale, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A lamp assembly is provided for installation in an opening of a vehicle body. The lamp assembly includes a lamp container having first and second sides, each of the first and second sides integrally including first and second stops, and at least one clip assembly including a clip, a threaded bolt, and a nut. The clip has a connecting wall with respective first and second side walls extending from the connecting wall, and first and second tabs extending inwardly respectively from the first and second side walls, the threaded bolt being inserted through an opening in the connecting wall of the clip, and the nut being threaded onto the bolt. When the lamp assembly is in a pre-compressed position, the nut is spaced away from the stops, and, when the lamp assembly is in a compressed position, at least one of the nut and the connecting wall contacts the stops.