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US 11,634,907 B2Granted
Ceiling system
AssigneeHunter Douglas Industries BV
InventorsMichiel Jacobus Johannes Langeveld, John Paulus Alfred Fick
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Abstract
A ceiling system, comprising at least two elongate carriers, configured to support at least one ceiling panel; at least one elongate beam; and at least two connecting brackets; wherein each elongate carrier is supported at one or more suspension locations; each elongate beam is coupled to at least two elongate carriers by a respective connecting bracket; and the connecting brackets are coupled to the elongate carriers by a push-fit connection.
Claims18
A ceiling system, comprising:
- a ceiling panel;
- an elongate carrier configured to support the ceiling panel;
- a clip including an upper clip portion and a lower clip portion, the upper clip portion configured to be coupled to the elongate carrier, the lower clip portion configured to be, coupled to the ceiling panel such that the lower clip portion supports the ceiling panel relative to the elongate carrier;
- an elongate beam;
- and
- a connecting bracket configured to couple the elongate carrier to the elongate beam;
- wherein:
- the elongate carrier is supported at one or more suspension locations;
- and
- the upper clip portion of the clip is coupled to the elongate carrier by a push-fit connection.
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A ceiling system, comprising:
- a ceiling panel;
- an elongate carrier configured to support the ceiling panel, the elongate carrier including a base with first and second edges, the elongate carrier further including first and second side faces extending from the first and second edges of the base, respectively;
- a clip including an upper clip portion and a lower clip portion, the upper clip portion being configured to be coupled to the elongate carrier such that the lower clip portion extends outwardly from the upper clip portion and is positioned vertically below the elongate carrier, the lower clip portion being configured to couple the elongate carrier to the ceiling panel;
- wherein:
- the elongate carrier is supported at one or more suspension locations;
- connection features of the first and second faces of the elongate carrier are configured to engage corresponding features of the clip to provide a push-fit connection between the elongate carrier and the clip;
- and
- the lower clip portion is configured to be coupled to the ceiling panel by a push-fit connection.
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A ceiling system, comprising:
- a ceiling panel;
- an elongate carrier configured to support the ceiling panel;
- a clip including an upper clip portion and a lower clip portion, the upper clip portion configured to be coupled to the elongate carrier, the lower clip portion configured to couple the elongate carrier to the ceiling panel;
- an elongate beam;
- and
- a connecting bracket configured to couple the elongate carrier to the elongate beam;
- wherein:
- the elongate carrier is supported at one or more suspension locations;
- the upper clip portion of the clip is coupled to the elongate carrier by a push-fit connection;
- and
- the connecting bracket is coupled to the elongate carrier by a push-fit connection.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.