Acoustic tile installation tool

A tool for attaching to an elongated handle and for placing an acoustic ceiling tile within a ceiling grid, comprising:

• a first central hub and a second central hub, each hub having two legs extending radially outward in opposing directions;
• at least one spike projecting upwardly from each leg, the at least one spike configured for temporarily fixing with the acoustic ceiling tile;
• a handle attachment mechanism projecting downwardly from one of the hubs, the handle attachment mechanism configured for fixing with the handle;
• wherein the handle attachment mechanism includes a threaded aperture configured for receiving a threaded end of the handle;
• wherein each spike is selectively removable from the legs of the first central hub and the second central hub;
• wherein the first central hub and the second central hub are configured to interlock at two or more discrete relative angles, the two or more discrete relative angles being 90 degrees and 90 degrees;
• wherein the first central hub includes a side wall such that when the first central hub and the second central hub are brought together, they create a substantially closed base;
• wherein the side wall includes gaps for receiving the legs of the second central hub, and these gaps lock the relative rotation of the first central hub and the second central hub;
• and
• wherein the first central hub includes at least one vertical projection for interlocking with a cooperative recess in the second central hub, to lock the relative rotation of the first central hub and the second central hub when the hubs are mutually engaged;
• whereby the relative angles are first set as appropriate for the shape or size of the acoustic ceiling tile, then the acoustic ceiling tile is temporarily fixed with the at least one spike, and the acoustic ceiling tile is lifted up and placed into the ceiling grid, thereafter lowering the tool disengages the tool from the acoustic ceiling tile.