Patent ID: 9713571
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: A47B,A47K,A61H,E04H

Claim:
1. A construction system for attaching side panels to a spa cabinet comprising: a generally flat side panel with an outside surface providing an outside flat side surface for the cabinet, and an inside surface; a horizontal clip strip mounted horizontally within the inside surface of the side panel; at least two vertical structural members, each with a horizontal snap, the horizontal snap configured to reversibly receive and hold in place the horizontal clip strip providing a lower attachment that allows movement along the horizontal clip strip; the horizontal clip strip having a constant cross-sectional profile along its length that allows the lower attachment at any point on the profile and provides the movement along the horizontal clip strip by allowing movement of the lower attachment along the profile, and a receiving groove with an open bottom and positioned to receive an upper horizontal edge of the side panel and provide an upper attachment; the side panel maintained in a vertical plane by the lower attachment and the upper attachment allowing vertical movement of the side panel in the vertical plane.