US 12,071,079 B2
Clip for attaching a covering
Hermann Bauer, Wolnzach (DE)
Assigned to Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich (DE)
Appl. No. 17/925,433
Filed by Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich (DE)
PCT Filed Apr. 28, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/061115
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 15, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/233655, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 25, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2020 113 385.5 (DE), filed on May 18, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0192009 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. B60R 13/02 (2006.01); F16B 2/22 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 13/02 (2013.01) [F16B 2/22 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A clip for attaching a covering, wherein the clip is configured to be introduced in an assembly direction into a through-opening provided therefor of a vehicle component, comprising:
a securing portion configured to position and fix the clip in the through-opening when the clip is introduced in the assembly direction into the through-opening, wherein the securing portion has a contact region configured to abut an edge of the through-opening;
a coupling portion configured to receive an end portion of a pin and to secure the pin against being pulled out of the clip;
a resilient portion comprising at least one resilient element which connects the securing portion and the coupling portion to each other, wherein
the coupling portion and the resilient portion are dimensioned so as to be movable in the assembly direction through the through-opening provided for the clip.