Post cover mounting clip

Claim 1

In combination with a space-dividing wall panel system which includes at least a pair of space dividing wall panels having vertical side rails with inwardly directed angled flanges thereon, a cylindrical support post interconnecting and supporting said panels disposed therebetween and a post cover spanning the space between said rail flanges on adjacent sides of said panels, said post cover having complementary angled flanges thereon in mating engagement with the angled flanges on said side rails, the improvement which comprises; a plurality of curved spring clips in contacting relationship with said cylindrical support posts, each of said spring clips including a central body portion having curved resilient detent means thereon and a pair of leg portions extending laterally from each side of said body portion with each of said leg portions having detent means juxtapositioned said curved resilient detent means, said mating flanges on said rails and said post cover being disposed between said resilient detent means and a pair of said juxtapositioned detent means whereby said post cover is thereby secured to said space dividing wall panels in a planar relationship therewith.