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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2015
Newfrey Llc, Newark, DE (US);
Tien The Diep, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Oday Amer Jamil, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Newfrey LLC, New Britain, CT (US);
Abstract
A retaining wing can be hingedly coupled to an outer surface of each of two legs along a hinge line. The retaining wing can include a leading edge facing toward, and a trailing edge facing away from, the distal end of the legs, and together with the hinge line can define a substantially triangular shape. When a screw is not present in the screw passage, engagement of the trailing edge against one of the automobile components can operate to direct a servicing removal force applied through the base inwardly on the wings causing the wings to flex inwardly and permit removal of the screw grommet from the aperture without damaging any of the components or requiring a separate inwardly directed force to be directly applied to the wings. An associated method is also provided.