Patent ID: 8151533

Claim:
A modular wall system used to construct a wall surface, the system comprising: a) a decorative wall panel; b) a panel frame, wherein said decorative wall panel is mounted within said panel frame; c) a pair of spaced wall rails, with said panel frame extending between and connected to said pair of wall rails; d) a panel frame groove; e) a wall rail groove formed in each said wall rail; f) a plurality of clips, each having a first and a second end with said first end snappingly engaging said panel frame groove and said second end snappingly engaging said wall rail groove wherein said clips are each symmetrical with said first and second ends each having a pair of protrusions extending from a central body portion, said pair of protrusions being compressible toward each other upon snapping engagement into said panel frame groove on said wall rail groove wherein said wall rails are vertically disposed with each connected to a stud.