Patent ID: 7204372

Claim:
A rug clip for use in a rug display system comprising: a gripping member having oppositely disposed gripping elements; a biasing member having a first and second top leg; and said biasing member mounted over at least a portion of said gripping member such that one of said first and second top legs is each biased toward a different one of said oppositely disposed gripping elements, wherein said gripping elements comprise a plurality of teeth angled upwardly toward each of said top legs, each tooth having a top surface extending upwardly from said top leg and thereby forming an acute angle between said top surface and said gripping member, wherein said gripping member and said top leg are spaced such that a rug may be slid upwardly between said gripping member and top leg and wherein the teeth and force of the biasing member are configured to prevent the rug from slipping downward when the rug is in place and hanging downward from the rug clip.