Patent ID: 7293393

Claim:
In a perimeter clip that (a) attaches to an angle wall molding having a face and a ledge, and (b) supports a beam end in a suspended ceiling, the perimeter clip having (a) a first leg that attaches to and extends along the wall molding, and (b) a second leg that supports the beam end and that extends away from the wall molding face at a right angle to the first leg; the improvement comprising a slot in the second leg having (1) an inclined segment that extends upward and away from the first leg, and (2) a horizontal segment that extends toward the wall molding face from the inclined segment, wherein the slot receives a screw that extends through the slot into the web of the beam end being supported in the clip, with the screw being free to slide in the slot during an earthquake and support the beam end in the clip.