Clip and wheel flair molding assembly

Details Clip and wheel flair molding assembly Clip and wheel flair molding assembly

1988-02-01

1988-11-15

Reeves, Robert B.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Structural detail

280153R, 280153A, 280153B, 24289, 24295, B62D 2500

Patent

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047844302

ABSTRACT:
A flair molding arrangement for a vehicle wheel opening wherein the molding is formed of plastic with a generally right angled L-shaped section defining inner and outer legs. A plurality of spring metal clips are formed with inner and outer arms oriented at a predetermined interior acute angle. The molding outer leg hidden surface has an inwardly facing channel formed along its free edge for receiving each clip outer arm therein. The molding inner leg hidden surface has a plurality of raised lugs formed therealong adapted to lockingly capture an associated clip inner arm whereby a lug through-bore is aligned with a hole in the clip inner arm. Upon a threaded fastener located in an associated through-bore and clip inner arm hole being threadably tightened in an aligned terminal flange installation hole the clip inner arm free edge is fulcrumed on the flange for rotation of the clip thereabout drawing the clip inner arm into flush contact with the terminal flange while swinging the clip outer arm toward the body panel and in turn carrying the molding outer arm into gap-free contact with the body panel.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3410045 (1968-11-01), Meyer
patent: 4169608 (1979-10-01), Logan
patent: 4174850 (1979-11-01), Hart
patent: 4514003 (1985-04-01), Gay
patent: 4715648 (1987-12-01), Hensel

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