Snub assembly for securing covering material to a wall panel module

Claim 1

A snubbing assembly for releasably securing a sheet of covering material onto the face of a wall panel module having a peripheral frame, said peripheral frame being comprised of channels having a web wall and at least one side wall, the channels being disposed with the web wall facing inwardly with respect to the wall panel module and the side wall extending outwardly with respect to the wall panel module, a longitudinal flange extending parallel with the side wall and spaced laterally inwardly thereof, a snub being presented from said longitudinal flange, a medial rib being provided along the web wall of the channels forming the wall panel frame, at least one retainer clip, said retainer clip recessed matingly to receive said medial rib, means by which selectively to secure the body portion of said retainer clip to said medial rib, gate means being presented from said retainer clip, a sheet of material having a marginal edge portion being disposed on the face of the wall panel module, an anchor means secured to the marginal edge portion of said covering material, the marginal edge portion of the decorative sheet extending between said opposed snub and gate means, the anchor means being releasably secured behind said snub and gate means tautly to maintain the decorative sheet material on the face of the wall panel module.