A clip for connecting two members through aligned apertures

• Main Author: ANDREW LAWRENCE FRANZONE JR
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 19.12.2007
• Subjects: BLASTING; DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS ORMACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS,CLIPS, WEDGES, JOINTS OR JOINTING; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; WEAPONS

A clip 24 for connecting two members 12, 14 to each other through aligned apertures. The clip includes a first 26 and second 28 sections connected by a living hinge 62. The first section includes a general ring shaped portion 30 forming a hole 32, a fixed first projection 24 extending away from the rear of portion 30, and a movable second projection 36 connected portion by another living hinge 38 within the hole 32. The second section 28 has a pushing portion 64 which engages against the second projection 36 when the second section is moved about hinge 62 from an open position (figs. 3, 9) to a closed position (fig. 11). The second projection 36 is moved by the portion 64 about hinge 38 to a deployed position extending out of the hole. The first section 26 is inserted into the aligned apertures in the members 12, 14 so that first projection 34 engages member 12 and a flange 42 bears against member 14. The second section 28 is then moved to the closed position and portion 64 acts to move the second projection 36 to the deployed position against member 12. Latch elements 40 and 68 interengage to hold the sections 26, 28 together.