False ceiling comprising means for wedging panel(s) and method for creating such a false ceiling
AssigneeNormalu
InventorsJean-Marc Scherrer, Edwin Kouijzer
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Abstract
A false ceiling comprising a bearing structure comprising at least two coplanar and mutually parallel opposite profile members fixed to a ceiling, the profile members between them defining an access opening providing access to the ceiling, each profile member comprising a shoulder defining a horizontal bearing surface facing towards the ceiling, at least one panel positioned between the profile members, the panel being dimensioned to rest on the bearing surface of the profile members, the false ceiling further comprising removable and attached wedging means for transversely wedging the panel between two opposite profile members, the wedging means being arranged on either side of the panel.
Claims15
A false ceiling comprising a bearing structure comprising at least two coplanar and mutually parallel opposite profile members fixed to a ceiling, the profile members defining an access opening between the profile members, the access opening providing access to the ceiling, each profile member comprising a shoulder defining a horizontal bearing surface facing towards the ceiling, at least one panel positioned between the profile members, the panel being dimensioned to rest on the bearing surface of the profile members by gravity, the false ceiling further comprising removable and attached wedging means for transversely wedging the panel between two opposite profile members, the wedging means being arranged on either side of the panel, wherein the wedging means are arranged to define with the panel a clearance, said clearance allowing the installation of the panel on the profile members, and the panel being removable by pushing while preventing transverse movement of the panel towards one of the profile members with a risk of disengagement at the opposite profile member.
A method for installing a panel on a ceiling provided with an existing structure for making a false ceiling, with the existing structure comprising at least two coplanar and mutually parallel opposite rails, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) fixing a profile member on each rail, with each profile member defining with the profile member fixed to an opposite rail an opening providing access to the ceiling, wherein each profile member, has a triangular cross-section, comprises a notch provided in an upper part, with the intersection of two faces of a notch defining a shoulder, the shoulder defining a horizontal bearing surface facing towards the ceiling,
- b) obliquely inserting a panel having a cross-section greater than the width of the opening providing access to the space located above the profile members and delimited by the ceiling,
- c) positioning at least one removable wedging means attached to a bearing surface of one of the profile members, and
- d) positioning the panel on the bearing surfaces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.