Inventors:
DONALD W. COFFLAND - Seattle WA, US
Mark D. Klein - Seattle WA, US
Shane C. Kleppen - Issaquah WA, US
Kenneth Wayne Lilly - Renton WA, US
Edward L. White - Covington WA, US
Douglas S. Jones - Orting WA, US
International Classification:
A44B 21/00
Abstract:
A retention clip for hardware may include a support surface having an aperture extending through the support surface. The support surface may surround an entire perimeter of the aperture. The clip may further include at least one anti-rotation surface extending from the support surface in a non-parallel direction, and a plurality of angled tabs extending from the support surface in non-parallel directions towards the aperture. At least a portion of each angled tab may be disposed directly below the aperture. The tabs may be elastic below a preset load placed on the tabs, and the tabs may deform and lose their elasticity above the preset load.