Clamp for fastening a panel to a holder and resulting assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9488209-B2
Application number	US-201314387647-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 28, 2013
Priority date	Jan 10, 2013
Publication date	Nov 8, 2016
Grant date	Nov 8, 2016

Abstract

A fastener clip includes a head extended by a hollow body that is to be housed in the orifice of a support and that is to receive the anchor leg of a panel for fastening to the support, the body includes first and second elastically deformable flaps and presents a U-shape with branches including recesses housing said first and second flaps, each first and second flap is provided with at least one inside hook projecting into the inside of said U-shape for the purpose of locking said anchor leg in the U-shape of said fastener clip, and an outside hook projecting to the outside of said U-shape for the purpose of locking said support between said outside hook and said head ( 2 ). An assembly includes such a fastener clip.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fastener clip comprising:
a head extended by a hollow body that is to be housed in an orifice of a support and that is to receive an anchor leg of a panel for fastening to said support, said body having first and second elastically deformable flaps, said body having a U-shape with branches, including recesses housing said first and second flaps, the first and second flaps deformable away from an outline of said branches towards an inside of the U-shape of the body, the first and second flaps each having at least one inside hook projecting into the inside of said U-shape of the body so as to lock said anchor leg in said U-shape of the body, and an outside hook projecting to the outside of said U-shape of the body so as to lock said support between said outside hook and said head, wherein said inside hooks arranged on each flap are offset from each other in a midplane of said U-shape of said body and are arranged to overlap, with each of the inside hooks crossing said midplane, when at rest.

2. The fastener clip according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second flaps each have a first end secured to the base of said U-shape of the body, and a freely flexible second end oriented towards said head.

3. The fastener clip according to claim 1 , wherein said first flap has a setback facing towards said second flap, said second flap has a setback facing said first flap, and each flap is in registry respectively with the inside hook of said other flap to receive said inside hook of said other flap when said first and second flaps are elastically deformed towards each other.

4. The fastener clip according to claim 1 , wherein said second flap includes two second inside hooks, wherein said inside hook of said first flap faces the gap between said two second inside hooks of said second flap when said first and second flaps are flexed away from said midplane, and wherein said inside hook of said first flap lies in the gap between said two second inside hooks of said second flap when at rest.

5. The fastener clip according to claim 1 , wherein said outside hooks are connected to said first and second flaps that carry said outside hooks by means of outside sliding surfaces that slope so as to converge towards each other upon approaching the base of said U-shape of the body, and wherein said inside hooks are connected to said first and second flaps that carry said outside hooks via inside sliding surfaces that slope so as to converge towards each other on approaching the base of said U-shape of the body.

6. The fastener clip according to claim 1 , wherein said head is formed by two mutually disjoint rims extending on either side of the ends of the branches of said U-shape of the body, each rim having a C-shaped recess.

7. The fastener clip according to claim 1 , wherein the base of said U-shape of the body is formed by two cross-members separated from each other by a flexing orifice encouraging relative flexing between said branches.

8. The fastener clip according to claim 1 , wherein each inside hook defines a shoulder facing towards the base of said U-shape of the body and forming an angle with a midplane of said U-shape beside the base of said U-shape, which angle is greater than 90°.

9. An assembly comprising:
a panel having an anchor leg, and
a support having an orifice,
the panel and the support being assembled together by a fastener clip formed therein according to claim 1 , wherein said branches of said U-shape of the body of the fastener clip are in contact with edges of said support orifice in order to hold said fastener clip laterally in position in said support orifice, wherein said anchor leg is locked in said fastener clip by simultaneous action of said inside hooks of the fastener, and wherein said fastener clip is locked in said support orifice by simultaneous action of said outside hooks of the fastener hooks.

Assignees

• A Raymond Et Cie
• A Raymond Et Cie

Inventors

• Camus Pascal

Classifications

• F16B21/073 Primary

  the socket having a resilient part on its inside · CPC title

• F16B21/07 Primary

  in which the socket has a resilient part {(F16B21/065 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• F16B21/075 Primary

  the socket having resilient parts on its inside and outside · CPC title

• F16B21/071

  the socket being integrally formed with a component to be fasted, e.g. a sheet, plate or strip · CPC title

• F16B5/06

  by means of clamps or clips ({F16B5/0004 takes precedence}; friction-grip releasable fastenings in general F16B2/00) · CPC title