Patent ID: 7681843

Claim:
A mounting clip for supporting an object for display with respect to a mounting board, comprising a shank, a substantially closed loop forming an enclosed aperture through which the object for display by the clip is passed supported by the shank, the enclosed aperture dimensioned to fully surround, enclose and retain a portion of the object; a pair of opposed support arms coupled to the shank at first ends thereof and extending upwardly within the enclosed aperture to engage the portion of the object within the enclosed aperture and bias the portion against an inner surface of the closed loop to retain and restrain the object; a pair of opposed flexible locking wings coupled to the shank; and locking means for retaining the locking wings in a splayed orientation for retaining the clip in engagement with the mounting board, the closed loop and flexible locking wings being positioned with respect to the shank such that they are positioned at opposed sides of the mounting board when the mounting clip is installed thereon.