Patent ID: 8590249

Claim:
A clip for use in coupling a first course having a first exposed face and a groove, to a second course having a second exposed face and a top edge, in such a way that said first exposed face is disposed above said second exposed face, wherein the clip comprises: an upper support member comprising a planar body having a longitudinally extending flat front side opposite to a longitudinally extending flat rear side, and a longitudinally extending top edge opposite to a longitudinally extending bottom edge; and a lower support member coterminous with the upper support member and comprising a longitudinally extending front side opposite to a longitudinally extending rear side, and further comprising: a longitudinally extending cavity formed between the front side of the lower support member and the rear side of the lower support member, wherein said cavity is adapted to secure said top edge of the second course within it; and a longitudinally extending tongue member, wherein the tongue member is coterminous with the front side of the upper support member and is separated therefrom by a longitudinally extending groove and said longitudinally extending flat front side forming a portion of the boundary of said longitudinally extending groove; wherein at least a portion of said tongue member is adapted to be received by said groove of the first course, such that said tongue member of the first course fits within the groove of the clip.