Patent ID: 8522498

Claim:
A bracket system for removably connecting trim to a wall or ceiling or both comprising: (a) at least one wall bracket that is attachable to at least one of a wall and a ceiling, the wall bracket including: (i) at least one continuous backplate attachable to the at least one of a wall and a ceiling, the backplate having opposed sides; (ii) a pair of sets of opposed wall bracket retaining fingers located along each of the opposed sides of the backplate, each set of the opposed wall bracket retaining fingers comprising a plurality of individual retaining fingers spaced apart from each other along an opposed side of the backplate, each retaining finger extending separately with a first segment away from the backplate in a direction outward from the at least one of a wall and ceiling therewith providing an outwardly facing channel with an opening therein; (b) at least one trim bracket removably attachable to a piece of trim, the trim bracket including: (i) at least one trim clip each having a trim plate having opposed edges; and (ii) a pair of sets of opposed trim bracket retention edges located on each of the opposite edges of the trim plate, each set of the opposed trim bracket retaining edges comprising a plurality of individual trim bracket retaining edges spaced apart from each other along a side of the backplate, each of the trim bracket retention edges extending separately away from the trim plate a direction inward toward the wall or ceiling; wherein the wall bracket retaining fingers removably retain the trim bracket against the wall bracket between a plurality of positions including a first position wherein the wall bracket retaining fingers and the trim bracket retention edges are brought into contact with each other; a second position wherein the trim bracket is moved toward the wall bracket so that the wall bracket retaining fingers move past the trim bracket retention edges such that at least one of the wall bracket retaining fingers and the trim bracket retention edges are placed into a stressed or biased position; and a third position wherein the trim bracket is passed through the opening in the channel so that the wall bracket retaining fingers move past the trim bracket retention edges; whereby in the third position at least one of the wall bracket retaining fingers and the trim bracket retention edges return to an unstressed rest position and the trim bracket is retained in contact with the wall bracket.