Fastening clip assemblies

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10830270-B2
Application number	US-201916447348-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 20, 2019
Priority date	Jun 22, 2018
Publication date	Nov 10, 2020
Grant date	Nov 10, 2020

Abstract

A fastening clip assembly configured to secure one or more components is provided. The fastening clip assembly includes a collar having a lower surface, a stem extending from the lower surface of the collar to a lead-in nose, a first leg having a first knuckle, and a second leg having a second knuckle. Further, the first leg and the second leg extend from the lead-in nose. The first knuckle is located a first distance from the lower surface of the collar, the second knuckle is located a second distance from the lower surface of the collar, and the first distance is different than the second distance.

First claim

I claim:

1. A fastening clip assembly configured to secure to one or more components, the fastening clip assembly comprising:
a collar having a lower surface;
a stem extending from the lower surface of the collar to a lead-in nose;
a first leg having a first knuckle; and
a second leg having a second knuckle,
wherein the first leg and the second leg define an aperture and wherein a brace spans across the aperture,
wherein the first and second leg extend from the lead-in nose,
wherein the first knuckle is located a first distance from the lower surface of the collar and the second knuckle is located a second distance from the lower surface of the collar, and
wherein the first distance is different than the second distance.

2. The fastening clip assembly of claim 1 , wherein the fastening clip assembly further includes a third leg having a third knuckle and a fourth leg having a fourth knuckle.

3. The fastening clip assembly of claim 2 , wherein the third knuckle is located a third distance from the lower surface of the collar and the fourth knuckle is located a fourth distance from the lower surface of the collar, and wherein the third distance is different than the fourth distance.

4. The fastening clip assembly of claim 3 , wherein the first distance is equal to the third distance and the second distance is equal to the fourth distance.

5. The fastening clip assembly of claim 4 , wherein the first leg includes a first intermediate beam extending between the lead-in nose and the first knuckle, the second leg includes a second intermediate beam extending between the lead-in nose and the second knuckle, the third leg includes a third intermediate beam extending between the lead-in nose and the third knuckle, and the fourth leg includes a fourth intermediate beam extending between the lead-in nose and the fourth knuckle.

6. The fastening clip assembly of claim 5 , wherein the first leg further includes a first back-angle section, the second leg further includes a second back-angle section, the third leg further includes a third back-angle section, and the fourth leg further includes a fourth back-angle section.

7. The fastening clip assembly of claim 6 , wherein the fastening clip assembly further includes the brace between the first leg and the second leg, and a brace between the third leg and the fourth leg.

8. The fastening clip assembly of claim 1 , wherein the fastening clip assembly further comprises a support base and a post that extends between the collar and the support base.

9. The fastening clip assembly of claim 8 , wherein the fastening clip assembly is configured to secure a first component between the collar and the support base, and configured to secure a second component between the first and second legs and the lower surface of the collar.

10. The fastening clip assembly of claim 9 , wherein the fastening clip assembly is configured to secure the second component between the first knuckle and the lower surface of the collar.

11. The fastening clip assembly of claim 9 , wherein the fastening clip assembly is configured to secure the second component between the second knuckle and the lower surface of the collar.

12. A fastening clip assembly configured to secure to one or more components, the fastening clip assembly comprising:
a collar; and
a panel-engaging retainer including a lead-in nose, a first leg having a first beam extending from the lead-in nose and to a first back-angle section, a second leg having a second beam extending from the lead-in nose and to a second back-angle section, and a first brace extending between the first leg and the second leg,
wherein the brace extends from the first back-angle section and wherein the brace extends from the second back-angle section, and
wherein the panel-engaging retainer is connected to the collar, and wherein the first beam is longer than the second beam.

13. The fastening clip assembly of claim 12 , wherein the panel-engaging retainer further includes a third leg having a third beam that extends from the lead-in nose and to a third back-angle section, and a fourth leg having a fourth beam extending from the lead-in nose and to a fourth back-angle section.

14. The fastening clip assembly of claim 13 , wherein the first leg includes a first knuckle between the first beam and the first back-angle section, the second leg includes a second knuckle between the second beam and the second back-angle section, the third leg includes a third knuckle between the third beam and the third back-angle section, and the fourth leg includes a fourth knuckle between the fourth beam and the fourth back-angle section.

15. The fastening clip assembly of claim 14 , wherein the third beam is longer than the fourth beam.

16. The fastening clip assembly of claim 15 , wherein the panel-engaging retainer further includes a stem that extends between the collar and the lead-in nose.

17. The fastening clip assembly of claim 16 , wherein the first brace extends between the first leg and the second leg, and a second brace extends between the third leg and the fourth leg.

18. The fastening clip assembly of claim 14 , wherein the fastening clip assembly further includes a head and a post extending between the head and the collar.

19. The fastening clip assembly of claim 18 , wherein the fastening clip assembly is configured to secure a first component between the head and the collar, and configured to secure a second component between at least the second knuckle and the collar.

20. A fastening clip assembly configured to secure one or more components, the fastening clip assembly comprising:
a head;
a collar having an upper surface and a lower surface; and
a panel-engaging retainer including:
a stem extending from the lower surface of the collar to a lead-in nose;
a first leg having an outwardly-canting beam, an inwardly-canting beam, and a knuckle therebetween;
a second leg having an outwardly-canting beam, an inwardly-canting beam, and a knuckle therebetween;
a third leg having an outwardly-canting beam, an inwardly-canting beam, and a knuckle therebetween;
a fourth leg having an outwardly-canting beam, an inwardly-canting beam, and a knuckle therebetween; and
a first V-shaped brace extending between the first leg and the second leg, and a second V-shaped brace extending between the third leg and the fourth leg,

wherein the knuckle of the first leg and the knuckle of the third leg are located a first distance from the lower surface of the collar, and the knuckle of the second leg and the knuckle of the fourth leg are located a second distance from the lower surface of the collar,
wherein the first distance is different than the second distance, and
wherein the first leg and the third leg are cater-corner relative to one another, and the second leg and the fourth leg are cater-corner relative to one another.

Assignees

• Illinois Tool Works

Inventors

• Lepper Mark O

Classifications

• F16B21/086 Primary

  the shank of the stud, pin or spigot having elevations, ribs, fins or prongs intended for deformation or tilting predominantly in a direction perpendicular to the direction of insertion · CPC title

• F16B5/065 Primary

  the plates being one on top of the other and distanced from each other, e.g. by using protrusions to keep contact and distance · CPC title

• F16B19/004

  made in one piece (F16B21/084 takes precedence) · CPC title