Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Door or window with specified vehicle feature
Reexamination Certificate
2007-07-10
2009-12-08
Patel, Kiran B. (Department: 3612)
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Door or window with specified vehicle feature
C016S308000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07628443
ABSTRACT:
A self-engaging rod retaining clip assembly for retaining a rod and a method of retaining the rod to a vehicle closure support component is disclosed. The self-engaging rod retaining clip assembly holds a rod retaining clip in a desired position on a vehicle closure support component until the rod is installed. Installing the rod includes pressing the rod against a rod pivoting flange, which causes clip retention flanges to flex outward around a clip support arm until the rod is sufficiently retained inside a rod channel in the support component. The clip retention flanges then snap towards each other to retain the clip, and hence the rod, in the support component.
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GM Global Technology Operations Inc.
Patel Kiran B.
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