IP Library Granted Patent US 11,261,898
Granted Patent B2
US 11,261,898 · App. 16/897,866 · Granted Mar 1, 2022

Fastening clip

Inventors: Thiemo Ammann (Rockenhausen, DE); Victor Diez Herrera (Sabadell, ES)
Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
F16B21/075F16B5/0642F16B21/086B60R21/20
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Patent No.
US 11,261,898
App. No.
16/897,866
Granted
Mar 1, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fastening clip includes a clip body ( 1 ) having a pair of side walls ( 2 ) provided with windows ( 3 ); a pair of retaining portions ( 4 ) that are deflected during the placement of the fastening clip in its use position, each of the retaining portions ( 4 ) includes an end portion ( 5 ); and a head portion ( 6 ) provided at an end of the clip body ( 1 ) and protruding from the side walls ( 2 ). The end portions ( 5 ) include a bent portion ( 7 ), each end portion ( 5 ) being divided in two side portions ( 8 ) by a groove ( 9 ), and the bent portion ( 7 ) being in one of the two side portions ( 8 ). The fastening clip also includes a base body ( 11 ) having verification elements ( 12 ) that in the use position are placed in the groove ( 9 ) between the side portions ( 8 ).

Claims (22)

1. A fastening clip, comprising:

a clip body comprising a pair of side walls, said side walls being provided with windows;

a pair of retaining portions, a part of which protrude through said windows in a rest position and a use position and that are deflected during the placement of the fastening clip in its use position, each of said retaining portions comprising an end portion; and

a head portion provided at an end of the clip body and protruding from said side walls,

wherein said end portions comprise a bent portion, each end portion being divided in two side portions by a groove, and said bent portion being in one of said two side portions, and

wherein the fastening clip also comprises a base body comprising verification elements that in the use position are placed in the groove between said side portions.

2. A fastening clip according to claim 1 , wherein each bent portion is U-shaped.

3. A fastening clip according to claim 2 , wherein said U-shaped bent portion is vertically oriented in the use position.

4. A fastening clip according to claim 1 , wherein the side portion provided with the bent portion in one retaining portion is in front of the side portion not provided with the bent portion of the other retaining portion.

5. A fastening clip according to claim 1 , wherein the retaining portions also comprise side flaps.

6. A fastening clip according to claim 1 , wherein said base body comprises pressing flaps that are pressed against the head portion in the use position.

7. A fastening clip according to claim 1 , wherein said base body comprises an inserting surface.

8. A fastening clip according to claim 1 , wherein said base body comprises abutment elements that contact internally the side walls.

9. A fastening clip according to claim 1 , wherein the clip body comprises a hook extending from one of the retaining portions.

10. A fastening clip according to claim 1 , wherein the clip body comprises a stopper for preventing the deformation of the clip body.

11. A fastening clip according to claim 1 , wherein the clip body also comprises a mounting flap placed between the side wall and the head portion.

12. A fastening clip, comprising:

a clip body with a pair of side walls, each of said side walls being provided with a window;

a pair of retaining portions, wherein each retaining portion includes a part that protrude through one of the windows in a rest position and a use position and that is deflected during the placement of the fastening clip in its use position, each retaining portion comprising an end portion; and

a head portion provided at an end of the clip body and protruding from said side walls,

wherein each end portion comprises a bent portion, wherein each end portion is divided in two side portions by a groove, and, for each end portion, the bent portion is in one of said two side portions of the end portion, and

wherein the fastening clip also comprises a base body having a pair of verification elements, wherein, in the use position, each verification element is placed in a respective one of the grooves.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 10, 2020
From: AMMANN, THIEMO; DIEZ HERRERA, VICTOR
To: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
Reel/Frame 052896/0214 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 19382503 · Jun 17, 2019 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200392973A1 · Dec 17, 2020
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