Patent ID: 8081481

Claim:
A clip for coupling a first board and second board, the first board having at least one first post coupled thereto, the second board having at least one second post coupled thereto, each of the at least one second post being a cylinder for receiving at least one of the at least one first post, the first and second boards having a predetermined relative position when the at least one second post fully engages the at least one first post, each of the at least one second post having an aperture in a side exposing the interior of the cylinder, each of the at least one first post having a tapered end and a notch around the post, the clip comprising: a base member, the base member being coupled to the second board; a top member, the top member having an aperture therein; and a side member connecting the top member and the base member, the side member fabricated so that an edge of the aperture of the top member is forced through the aperture of the at least one second post into the interior of the at least one second post, the edge being forced into the notch when the at least one first and the at least one second post are engaged and the first and second boards are in the predetermined relative position, wherein of the at least one each second post comprises a hollow portion for receiving an associated one of the at least one first post when the boards are positioned in a predetermined alignment, each of the at least one second post having an aperture providing access to the hollow portion, and wherein, when the associated first post is received in the hollow portion of the associated second post, enters the aperture of the associated second post and engages the notch of the associated first post to couple the associated first post to the associated second post for securing each of the at least one first post and each of the at least one second post to said boards independently of said base and top members.