Channel member having a removal side wall

Claim 1

A molding strip assembly for removably mounting and securing the marginal edges of a panel to a support structure comprising a substantially rigid base strip having substantially flat topside and underside flat surfaces, said underside flat surface being attachable to the support structure, and a substantially upright rigid flange along one side edge of the topside; a first groove in the topside of the base strip spaced from and running parallel to the rigid flange, said groove being substantially circular in cross section with the width of its upwardly facing opening being less than the diameter of the groove; a molding strip body including a snap-on flange hingedly and removably mounted in said groove, said snap-on flange consisting of a substantially rigid main body having on its bottom end a bead of about circular shape in cross section, said bead being removably secured in said groove and having a flexible flange along its top edge, said flexible flange tilting forwardly toward and against a contiguous surface of a panel seated upon said topside flat surface; and a bracing member projecting rearwardly from the main body adjacent to the bead and located to engage the topside surface of said base strip when the bead is in the groove, whereby, when the marginal edge of the panel is secured against the rigid flange by the snap-on flange, the main body is restrained by the flexible flange and the bracing member.