Mounting clip for the floating mounting of wall and ceiling panels

A mounting clip for floating mounting of wall and ceiling panels (13, 14) made from composite wood materials, which are connected to one another without adhesive using corresponding interlocking locking profiles (16) to form a wall or ceiling covering and are fastened to a substructure (18) with the mounting clip having

• a base board (2) having a length a width,
• a receiving portion (4) integrally formed as a single piece with the base board (2) to engage a respective said interlocking locking profile (16) of a respective said panel (13, 14), wherein
• the receiving portion (4) has a distancing piece (5), which is arranged substantially perpendicular to a plane of the base board (2) and
• a contacting piece (6), which adjoins the distancing piece (5) and is arranged substantially parallel to the plane of the base board (2), and
• a slot (8) in the base board (2) configured to fasten the mounting clip (1) with a fastening means to the substructure (18),
• wherein the slot (8) is at least 1.5 cm (0.59 inches)-4 cm (1.57 inches) long and extends in a longitudinal axis direction (L) of the mounting clip and transversely to the contacting piece (6), and a bead (9) that extends around the slot (8), and alleviates pressure of the fastening means on the mounting clip, is formed on an edge of the slot (8) in the base board (2).