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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Roger Khami, Troy, MI (US);
Jeff Sean Boulton, Monroe, MI (US);
Jacqueline L. Tomlin, Southfield, MI (US);
Ronald R. Narkun, Brownstown, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 35/02 (2006.01); F16B 2/22 (2006.01); F16B 7/22 (2006.01); B01D 46/00 (2006.01); F16B 2/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 35/0203 (2013.01); B01D 46/0005 (2013.01); F16B 2/10 (2013.01); F16B 2/22 (2013.01); F16B 7/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
A snap-in spring clip assembly includes a discrete clip cleat and a fastener carried on the clip cleat. The discrete clip cleat includes a body having a base, a first rib depending from the base and a second rib depending from the base. The first and second ribs each include at least one resilient locking arm that allows the discrete clip cleat to be snapped into and retained in a desired position.