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US 11,788,286 B2Granted
Acoustic panels for a ceiling suspension system
AssigneeNut Shell LLC
InventorDouglas Allan Bixel
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Abstract
A ceiling suspension system that includes a plurality of acoustic panels that are configured to be installed or attached into openings of a grid formed by main runners and cross runners of the ceiling suspension system. The acoustic panels include a plurality of main blades that extend in the same direction as the main runners and cross blades that extend in the same direction as the cross runners. Two or more of the main blades comprise a kerf in a first lateral edge of each main blade. The kerf comprises a first slot and a second slot that form a stepped configuration.
Claims18
A ceiling suspension system comprising:
- a plurality of main runners that extend parallel to each other in a first direction;
- a plurality of cross runners that extend parallel to each other in a second direction, wherein the first direction and the second direction are substantially perpendicular, and wherein the plurality of main runners and cross runners form a grid with a plurality of openings;
- and
- a plurality of acoustic panels configured to couple to the main runners within one of the plurality of openings, the plurality of acoustic panels comprising:
- a plurality of main blades that extend parallel to each other in the first direction;
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- a plurality of cross blades that extend parallel to each other in the second direction, wherein the first direction is different from the second direction, and wherein the plurality of main blades and the plurality of cross blades form a grid,
- wherein two or more of the main blades comprise a kerf disposed in a first lateral edge of the main blade, wherein the kerf disposed in the first lateral edge is configured to engage with one of the main runners, and wherein the kerf comprises a first slot and a second slot that form a stepped configuration, wherein the first slot is disposed above the second slot, and wherein the second slot extends further into the main blade from the first lateral edge than the first slot, and
- wherein two or more of the cross blades comprise a cutout that is disposed in a first lateral edge of the cross blade and extends downward from an upper edge of the cross blade, and wherein the cutout disposed in the first lateral edge is configured to accommodate one of the cross runners.
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An acoustic panel configured to couple to a ceiling suspension system, the acoustic panel comprising:
- a plurality of main blades that extend parallel to each other in a first direction;
- and
- a plurality of cross blades that extend parallel to each other in a second direction, wherein the first direction is different from the second direction, and wherein the plurality of main blades and the plurality of cross blades form a grid,
- wherein two or more of the main blades comprise a kerf disposed in a first lateral edge of the main blade, and wherein the kerf comprises a first slot and a second slot that form a stepped configuration, wherein the first slot is disposed above the second slot, and wherein the second slot extends further into the main blade from the first lateral edge than the first slot, and
- wherein two or more of the cross blades comprise a cutout that is disposed in a first lateral edge of the cross blade and extends downward from an upper edge of the cross blade.
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An acoustic panel configured to couple to a ceiling suspension system, the acoustic panel comprising:
- a plurality of main blades that extend parallel to each other in a first direction;
- and
- a plurality of cross blades that extend parallel to each other in a second direction, wherein the first direction is different from the second direction, and wherein the plurality of main blades and the plurality of cross blades form a grid,
- wherein two or more of the main blades comprise a kerf disposed in a first lateral edge of the main blade, wherein the kerf comprises a first slot and a second slot that form a stepped configuration, wherein the first slot is disposed above the second slot, wherein the second slot extends further into the main blade from the first lateral edge than the first slot, wherein the first lateral edge comprises an upper edge and a lower edge, wherein the upper edge is disposed above the kerf and the lower edge is disposed below the kerf, and wherein the upper edge is inwardly offset and parallel from the lower edge, and
- wherein two or more of the cross blades comprise a cutout that is disposed in a first lateral edge of the cross blade and extends downward from an upper edge of the cross blade.
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