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US 11,946,250 B2Granted
Ceiling system and method of installation
AssigneeAWI Licensing LLC
InventorMarie A. DePaul
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Abstract
A ceiling system is provided for use in a building space. The ceiling system has an open cell grid structure and is attached to a support structure of the building via hanging hardware. The open cell grid structure is constructed of a plurality of first panels attached to the hanging hardware, a plurality of second panels attached to the plurality of first panels, and a plurality of third panels attached to the plurality of second panels. The first, second, and third panels are attached via a plurality of slots which allow secure engagement and utilize gravity to retain them in the assembled condition. Beneficially, the plurality of second panels and the plurality of third panels are free of hanging hardware.
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A ceiling system comprising:
- an open cell grid structure comprising:
- a plurality of first panels, each of the first panels having a first top edge, a first bottom edge, and a plurality of first upper slots in the first top edge, the first panels arranged in a non-intersection arrangement so that the first bottom edges face downward, wherein each of the plurality of first panels are a one-piece construction;
- a plurality of second panels, each of the second panels having a second top edge, a second bottom edge, a plurality of second upper slots in the second top edge, and a plurality of second lower slots in the second bottom edge that are offset from the second upper slots, the second panels mounted to the first panels in a first intersecting arrangement so that the second lower slots mate with the first upper slots to form primary intersection nodes, the second bottom edges facing downward;
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- a plurality of third panels, each of the third panels having a third top edge, a third bottom edge, and a plurality of third lower slots in the third bottom edge, the third panels mounted to the second panels in a second intersecting arrangement so that the third lower slots mate with the second upper slots at secondary intersection nodes, the third bottom edges facing downward;
- hanging hardware connected to each of the first panels and to a support structure to hang the open cell grid structure from the support structure in an occupied space of a building;
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- wherein the plurality of first panels has a first height as measured between the first top edge and the first bottom edge, the plurality of second panels has a second height as measured between the second top edge and the second bottom edge, and the plurality of third panels has a third height as measured between the third top edge and the third bottom edge;
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- wherein at least one of the first height, the second height, and the third height varies along a length of the respective panel.
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A method of installing a ceiling system in a building, the method comprising:
- a) hanging a plurality of first panels in a non-intersecting arrangement from an overhead support with hanging hardware, each of the first panels having a first top edge, a first bottom edge, and a plurality of first upper slots in the first top edge, the first bottom edges face downward, wherein each of the plurality of first panels are a one-piece construction, wherein the hanging hardware is attached directly to each of the plurality of first panels;
- b) mounting a plurality of second panels to the first panels in a first intersecting arrangement by mating second lower slots of the second panels with the first upper slots of the first panels to form primary intersection nodes, the second lower slots formed in second bottom edges of the second panels that face downward;
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- c) mounting a plurality of third panels to the second panels in a second intersecting arrangement by mating third lower slots of the third panels with second upper slots of the second panels to form secondary intersection nodes, the third lower slots formed in third bottom edges of the third panels that face downward, and the second upper slots formed in second top edges of the second panels, thereby forming an open cell grid structure that hangs in an occupied space of the building;
- wherein a lower surface of the open cell grid structure is curved.
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A ceiling system comprising:
- an open cell grid structure comprising:
- a plurality of first panels, each of the first panels having a first top edge, a first bottom edge, and a plurality of first upper slots in the first top edge, the plurality of first slots having a first upper slot height;
- a plurality of second panels, each of the second panels having a second top edge, a second bottom edge, a plurality of second upper slots in the second top edge, and a plurality of second lower slots in the second bottom edge that are offset from the second upper slots, the plurality of second upper slots having a second upper slot height and the plurality of second lower slots having a second lower slot height;
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- a plurality of third panels, each of the third panels having a third top edge, a third bottom edge, and a plurality of third lower slots in the third bottom edge, the plurality of third lower slots having a third lower slot height,
- wherein the first panels and second panels are mounted together in a first intersecting arrangement and the second panels and third panels are mounted together in a second intersecting arrangement;
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- wherein each of the first upper slot heights of the plurality of first upper slots are equal to each other, and wherein the plurality of second lower slot heights of the second lower slots vary.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.