Device for securing molding of automobile door

Claim 1

A clip for securing molding of an automobile door to a marginal portion of the door presenting opposite surfaces facing outwardly and inwardly with respect to the interior of the automobile, said clip being of substantially channel-shaped downwardly open sectional profile and including outer and inner legs connected by a web, said inner and outer legs having free ends distal the web for embracing said marginal portion and overlapping said outwardly and inwardly facing surfaces, said inner leg integral with a resilient lock pawl extending inwardly from said inner leg for engaging a complementary edge on said inner surface for securing said inner leg with respect to said marginal portion, the outer leg having an inner projection projecting obliquely inwardly from the free end of the inner surface of the outer leg toward said web and terminating in a free end, and the inner projection having a further portion extending from the free end of the inner projection outwardly toward and adjacent to the inner surface of the outer leg and being located for engaging between and contacting both said outer leg and said outwardly facing surface of the door marginal portion for preventing detachment of the clip from the door marginal portion when the clip is fully assembled with the door marginal portion.