Patent ID: 8763336

Claim:
A stamped sheet metal clip for attaching an elongated trim strip to a grid runner in an angular relationship, the clip having a first leg for attachment to the trim strip and a second leg for attachment to the grid runner, the first leg having a backer plate attached with a screw, the screw extending through a slot in the first leg, a head of the screw being disposed on a side of the first leg facing the second leg, the backer plate being disposed on a side of the first leg opposing the side facing the second leg, an upper edge of the first leg being adapted to fit in an upper downwardly facing groove formed by a depending upper free edge of the trim strip on a back side of the trim strip, the backer plate being adapted to pass between the depending free edge of the upper groove and an upstanding lower free edge of the trim strip on the back side of the trim strip forming a lower upwardly facing groove when the screw attaching the backer plate is in an upper part of the slot, and being adapted to be received in the lower groove when the screw is in a lower part of the slot and to clamp against the lower foot free edge as a lower part of the first leg bears against the rear face of the trim strip at a location above the lower free edge and a depending tab of the first leg rests on a lower part of the trim strip; wherein the first leg has a midsection, the depending tab projecting in a direction parallel to the midsection and the lower foot part projecting in a direction substantially perpendicular to the midsection, the depending tab and the lower foot part being downwardly spaced from the upper edge.