Clip for fastening a mounting member to an automobile

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a clip of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear elevational view being a mirror image of the front;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side being a mirror image of the right side;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line 6--6 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line 7--7 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view, similar to FIG. 2, in which the clip is shown connecting the broken line representation of a trim board to the body of an automobile; and,

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view, similar to FIG. 2, in which the clip is shown connecting the broken line representation of a trim board to another body of an automobile.

The broken line representation of the trim board and the body of an automobile in FIGS. 8 and 9 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a clip for fastening a mounting member to an automobile, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Nakanishi; Hideaki (Toyohashi, JP)
Assignee:	Emhart LLC (Newark, DE)
Appl. No.:	D/141,062
Filed:	April 27, 2001

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Current U.S. Class:	D8/382; D8/386
Current International Class:	0808
Field of Search:	;D8/382,384-393 ;411/500,508-511,455,908,913,923 ;24/297,703

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Foreign Patent Documents

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	596075		Nov 1982		JP

Primary Examiner: Douglas; Alan P.
Assistant Examiner: Heflin; Clare E.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Murphy; Edward D.