Wall clip

Abstract

A wall clip may be used to mount photographs, certificates and other documents or thin panels of varying thickness to a wall. The wall clip may be a generally L-shaped corner piece or a generally straight edge piece. The wall clip comprises a front wall and a rear wall connected by a side wall, forming a slot between the front and rear walls. The front and rear walls are configured so that, adjacent the side wall, the slot has a first thickness wider than the document to be mounted, and necks down to a second thickness narrower than the document to be mounted and then widens again adjacent the inner edge of the front wall to form an entrance into which the document is inserted. When a document is inserted into the slot, the front wall and/or rear wall flexes away from the other. This creates a spring force biasing the front and rear walls toward each other, thus gripping the inserted document. One or more pins extend from the back side of the rear wall for securing the wall clip to a wall. Alternatively, the back side of the rear wall may comprise an adhesive for securing the wall clip to a wall.

1 . A wall clip for a mounting a document to a wall, the wall clip comprising: 
 a generally U-shaped clip portion including a front wall having inner and outer edges, a rear wall having inner and outer edges and a side wall connecting the front wall and the rear wall to thereby form a slot between the front wall and rear wall, said slot having an entrance adjacent the inner edge of at least one of the front wall and rear wall and wherein the front and rear walls are configured to grip the periphery of a document inserted into the slot; and    means for securing the clip portion to a wall.    
   
   
       2 . The wall clip of  claim 1  wherein the wall clip forms a generally L-shaped corner piece.  
   
   
       3 . The wall clip of  claim 1  wherein the wall clip forms a generally straight edge piece.  
   
   
       4 . The wall clip of  claim 1  wherein a width of the front wall is less than a width of the rear wall.  
   
   
       5 . The wall clip of  claim 1  wherein the means for securing comprises a pin attached to and extending rearwardly from the clip portion.  
   
   
       6 . The wall clip of  claim 1  wherein the means for securing comprises an adhesive material applied to the rear edge of the rear wall.  
   
   
       7 . A wall clip for mounting a document to a wall, the wall clip comprising: 
 a generally U-shaped clip portion including a first wall having inner and outer edges, a second wall having inner and outer edges, and a side wall connecting the first wall and the second wall to thereby form a slot between the first wall and the second wall,    wherein the inner edges of the first wall and the second wall converge toward one another to form a document contact point and diverge away from one another, forming a V-shaped channel therebetween, and    wherein the first wall and second wall are flexible away from one another and biased toward one another to hold the document at the document contact point.    
   
   
       8 . The wall clip of  claim 7  wherein the inner edge of the front wall is curved.  
   
   
       9 . The wall clip of  claim 8  wherein the outer edge of the front wall is curved to match the inner edge of the front wall.  
   
   
       10 . The wall clip of  claim 8  wherein the outer edge of the front wall is generally flat.  
   
   
       11 . The wall clip of  claim 7  wherein the wall clip is a generally L-shaped corner piece.  
   
   
       12 . The wall clip of  claim 7  wherein the wall clip is a generally straight edge piece.  
   
   
       13 . The wall clip of  claim 7  wherein the outer contours of the wall clip form a decorative design.  
   
   
       14 . The wall clip of  claim 7  wherein the wall clip is formed from a single piece of molded plastic.  
   
   
       15 . The wall clip of  claim 7 , further comprising a fastener attached to the rear wall and extending away from the front and rear walls.  
   
   
       16 . The wall clip of  claim 15  wherein the fastener is molded plastic.  
   
   
       17 . The wall clip of  claim 15  wherein the fastener is metal.  
   
   
       18 . The wall clip of  claim 7 , further comprising an adhesive material applied to an outer edge of the rear wall.  
   
   
       19 . The wall clip of  claim 18  wherein the adhesive material is protected by a removable covering.