FASTENING CLIP WITH TWO SECURING POSITIONS PARTICULARLY FOR MOTOR VEHICLE BODYWORK TRIM STRIPS

摘要

The fastening clip (10) comprises a base (13) attached to the interior face of a trim strip, a catching part (15) comprising a clip head (31) designed to collaborate with a "keyhole" opening in the bodywork, and a sealing plate (14) intended to close off this opening. The base comprises a retaining means (21) and the sealing plate comprises a complementary retaining means (25), these respectively, according to whether or not they are engaged with one another, making it possible to achieve two positions for mounting the trim strip: a final locked position in which the trim strip is pressed firmly against the bodywork and a separated premounted position in which the trim strip is some distance from this bodywork. The sealing plate lies some distance from the bodywork in the premounted separated position and flexes to come into contact with this bodywork in the locked position. This invention is of advantage to the manufacturers of vehicles and motor vehicle accessories.