Wring fasteners

Claim 1

A FASTENER COMBINATION FOR SECURING WIRES, TUBES, CABLES AND THE LIKE ARTICLES TO A SUPPORTING SHEET METAL PANEL COMPRISING A STUD HAVING A HEAD AND A SHANK SECURED TO A SURFACE OF THE SUPPORTING PANEL AT THE END OF THE SHANK REMOTE FROM THE HEAD WITHOUT PERFORATION OF THE PANEL SUCH THAT THE HEAD OF THE STUD IS SPACED FROM BUT LIES IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE SURFACE OF THE PANEL WITH THE UNDERSURFACE OF THE HEAD FACING INWARDLY TOWARD THE SURFACE OF THE PANEL, AND A CLIP ENGAGING THE STUD, SAID CLIP INCLUDING A BASE STRUCTURE HAVING A BOTTOM PORTION AND OPPOSED UPSTANDING SIDE PORTIONS, SAID BOTTOM PORTION BEING SLIGHTLY BOWED UPWARDLY AND HAVING A SLOTT FORMED THEREIN EXTENDING FROM ITS MIDPOINT TO AN OPEN END ADJACENT ONE OF SAID PORTIONS, SAID SLOT HAVING A WIDTH SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN THE SHANK OF SAID STUD, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID SIDE PORTIONS HAVING AN OPENING FORMED THEREIN ADJACENT SAID BOTTOM PORTION AND SAID SLOT, SAID OPENING BEING SLIGHTLY WIDER THAN THE HEAD OF SAID STUD, SAID STUD BEING SEATED IN THE SLOT SUCH THAT ITS HEAD OVERLIES AND IS TENSIONED AGAINST THE BOWED PORTION TO URGE SAID CLIP TIGHTLY AGAINST THE PANEL, LOCKING MEANS STRUCK FROM AT AT LEAST ONE OF SAID BOTTOM PORTION AND SAID SIDE PORTIONS, SAID LOCKING MEANS BEING LOCATED ADJACENT THE OPEN END OF SAID SLOT, SAID LOCKING MEANS BEING SPRING ACTING SO AS TO BE DISPLACEABLE AWAY FROM SAID SLOT AS THE STUD IS PASSED INTO SAID SLOT FROM ITS OPEN END AND TO SPRING BACK INTO A POSITION TO PREVENT ACCIDENTAL DISENGAGEMENT OF SAID CLIP FROM THE STUD WHEN THE SHANK OF THE STUD IS FULLY SEATED IN SAID SLOT, SAID LOCKING MEANS BEING DISPOSED IN SAID LAST MENTIONED POSITION, AND ARTICLE ENGAGING MEANS EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM SAID BASE STRUCTURE ADAPTED TO ENGAGE AN ARTICLE TO BE SECURED TO THE SUPPORTING PANEL BY THE FASTENER COMBINATION.