Patent ID: 8225572

Claim:
A panel assembly comprising: (a) a clip for supporting a panel on a substrate, the clip including a fastening leg for securing the clip to the substrate, a track leg extending substantially perpendicular from a first end of the fastening leg, which track leg includes a coextensive guide rail and channel for cooperatively engaging a corresponding-channel and guide rail on the panel, and a restraining leg extending substantially perpendicular from the fastening leg in spaced and substantially parallel relation to the track leg for maintaining inseparable sliding engagement between the clip guide rail and channel and the panel channel and guide rail; (b) a panel having a front panel section and a panel side extending substantially perpendicular and rearward from the periphery of the front panel section, a guide rail and channel defined on and along the peripheral edge of the panel side with at least one interruption in the channel and rail for mounting the clip to the panel; wherein the side panel guide rail and channel correspond to and cooperate with a guide rail and channel carried by a clip to secure the clip and panel in inseparable sliding relation.