Patent ID: 8146647

Claim:
A screen clipping system comprising: a frame formed with a circumferential slot and a circumferential chamber; a plurality of similarly configured clips, each clip having a base and a leg, each base having an interior edge facing an interior of the frame and an exterior edge facing away from the frame, each leg being formed in a generally L-shaped configuration with an end section and an intermediate section, the end section being linear with a free end and a joining end, the free end forming an angle of between 25 and 35 degrees with respect to the base, the end section facing the interior edge, the intermediate section facing the exterior edge, the intermediate section coupling the joining end of the end section with the base; a screen having an attachment region extending through the slot and located within the chamber with the leg of each clip being in contact with the attachment region of the screen; and an elongated flexible spline located within the chamber in contact with the attachment region of the screen, the clip adapted to hold the screen in position with respect to the frame until the spline is inserted into the chamber in contact with the attachment region of the screen for securement purposes.