Patent ID: 8528287

Claim:
A wainscot cap mounting system comprising: a panel defining generally flat and parallel front and rear surfaces; a mounting clip having a first base securable to an edge portion of the rear surface of the panel and a second base securable to a front side of a flat surface, the first and second bases being respectively coplanar with first and second planes which are parallel to each other and gapped apart from each other, the first and second bases each having an aperture for receiving first and second fasteners to respectively secure the first and second bases to panel and the flat surface, first and second axes of the respective apertures of the first and second bases being perpendicular to the first and second planes and offset to each other so that during installation the first fastener may initially be secured to the rear surface of the panel and the second fastener may be subsequently fastened to the flat surface; a cap attachable to the mounting clip to hide the mounting clip; wherein the mounting clip and the cap are attachable to each other with a protuberance and groove connection, the protuberance being juxtaposed to the second base generally parallel to the first and second planes.