Patent ID: 7367536

Claim:
A mounting bracket for mounting a head rail of a covering for architectural openings onto a surface, comprising: a first substantially rigid L-shaped body defining an inner surface and an outer surface and including a horizontal leg and a vertical leg projecting downwardly from said horizontal leg, said horizontal leg defining a forward lip and a rearward shoulder for releasably securing the head rail to said body portion, said L-shaped body portion also defining an upwardly-directed shoulder; and a clip which is substantially more flexible than said L-shaped body, said clip having a horizontal portion supported on said upwardly-directed shoulder; and an angled portion having an “at rest” position in which it extends at an angle that is forward and downward relative to said vertical leg and having a “flexed” position in which it extends at an angle that is downward and rearward relative to its “at rest” position; said angled portion including a lower end having at least one forwardly-directed projection for receiving the bottom of the head rail.