ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,347, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).
"Fastening clip assembly" was invented by Victor Diez Herrera (Sabadell, Spain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fastening clip assembly is provided. It comprises a fastening clip, with a head portion to be positioned against a first surface of a component and a body portion for extending through the hole in the component, the body portion comprising an internal cavity and one or more elastically deflectable retaining members extending out of the internal cavity to engage a second surface of the component, opposite to the first surface, to retain the fa...