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US 11,814,840 B2Granted
Ceiling grid structural member and ceiling grid assembly
AssigneePolargy, Inc.
InventorsCary Frame, Ethan Koval
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Abstract
A ceiling grid strut is provided that includes a rail and a strut channel that is integral to the rail. A ceiling grid assembly is provided that includes a first ceiling grid strut, a second ceiling grid strut, a first threaded fastener, a second threaded fastener, and a connector.
Claims20
A ceiling grid strut comprising:
- a rail comprising a top, a bottom, and two sides, wherein the two sides are wider than the top and the bottom, wherein the top includes an upper slot, and the bottom includes a lower slot, and wherein the upper slot, the lower slot, or both is/are threaded;
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- a strut channel, a top of the strut channel extending along the bottom of the rail, the lower slot in the bottom of the rail opening into the top of the strut channel, a channel opening extending along a bottom of the strut channel, wherein the strut channel is integral to the rail,
- wherein the strut channel comprises two panel shelves, two sidewalls, and two inner ledges, wherein the panel shelves are located at the top of the strut channel, wherein each of the panel shelves extends outwards from a respective one of the two sides of the rail and substantially perpendicular to a vertical axis of the rail, wherein an upper surface of each of the panel shelves is configured to support an edge of a respective ceiling panel, wherein the sidewalls of the strut channel extend from the panel shelves and away from the bottom of the rail, wherein the inner ledges are located at the bottom of the strut channel and define the channel opening.
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A ceiling grid strut comprising:
- a rail comprising a top, a bottom, and two sides, wherein the two sides are wider than the top and the bottom, wherein the top includes an upper slot, and the bottom includes a lower slot, and wherein the upper slot and the lower slot are threaded;
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- a strut channel, a top of the strut channel extending along the bottom of the rail, the lower slot in the bottom of the rail opening into the top of the strut channel, a channel opening extending along a bottom of the strut channel, wherein the strut channel is integral to the rail, and the ceiling grid strut is an aluminum extrusion,
- wherein the strut channel comprises two panel shelves, two sidewalls, and two inner ledges, wherein the panel shelves are located at the top of the strut channel, wherein each of the panel shelves extends outwards from a respective one of the two sides of the rail and substantially perpendicular to a vertical axis of the rail, wherein an upper surface of each of the panel shelves is configured to support an edge of a respective ceiling panel, wherein the sidewalls of the strut channel extend from the panel shelves and away from the bottom of the rail, wherein the inner ledges are located at the bottom of the strut channel and define the channel opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.