Patent ID: 8091184

Claim:
A clip assembly that is formed as a festooned grouping of dual-ganged clips, each being adapted to secure a bead to a foam substrate comprising: at least one dual-ganged clip including first and second opposed clip members joined by an elongated shaft segment that spacedly disposes the first and second opposed clip members apart; said first clip member including a first clip member base with first clip legs extending from said base and each having barbs that define an inner shoulder that is constructed and arranged to secure a bead thereinto, the bead extending from the first clip member base, and the first clip member base having opposing first base ends oriented along a first direction of grouping elongation; a first connector and a second connector mounted at each of the opposing first base ends; said second clip member including a second clip member base with second clip legs extending from said base and each having barbs that define an inner shoulder that is constructed and arranged to secure the bead thereinto, the bead extending from the second clip member base, and the second clip member base having opposing second base ends oriented along a second direction of grouping elongation; said first and second directions of grouping elongation extending in parallel; a third connector and a fourth connector mounted at each of the opposing second base ends; at least another dual-ganged clip including third and fourth opposed clip members joined by an elongated shaft segment that spacedly disposes the third and fourth opposed clip members apart; said third clip member including a third clip member base with third clip legs extending from said base and each having barbs that define an inner shoulder that is constructed and arranged to secure a bead thereinto, the bead extending from the third clip member base, and the third clip member base having opposing third base ends oriented along a third direction of grouping elongation; a fifth connector and a sixth connector mounted at each of the opposing third base ends; said fourth clip member including a fourth clip member base with fourth clip legs extending from said base and each having barbs that define an inner shoulder that is constructed and arranged to secure the bead thereinto, the bead extending from the fourth clip member base, and the fourth clip member base having opposing fourth base ends oriented along a fourth direction of grouping elongation; said first and third directions of grouping elongation being coincident, and said second and further direction of group elongation being coincident; a seventh connector and an eighth connector mounted at each of the opposing fourth base ends; said second connector is constructed and arranged to removably engage the fifth connector along said first direction of grouping elongation; and said fourth connector is constructed and arranged to removably engage the seventh connector along said second direction of grouping elongation.