Patent ID: 9334660
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: E04F,E06B

Claim Text:
1. An access panel comprising: a panel member having an inner side; a mounting member having a portion extending from the inner side at an acute angle to the inner side; and a retaining member coupled to the mounting member, the retaining member having a length and being biased to be in contact with the inner side along a portion of the length, the retaining member also being capable of flexing away from the inner side; where the retaining member is distinct from the mounting member and coupled to the mounting member at the portion of the mounting member extending from the inner side, and the mounting member is positioned so that, when the access panel is used to cover an opening in a structure, an edge of the structure is positioned between the inner side of the panel member and the mounting member; and where the access panel is configured to be removed from covering an opening in a structure by first shifting the panel member in a direction along the length of the retaining member.