Panel and mounting mechanism
AssigneeAWI Licensing LLC
InventorsJames Kelley, Peter Arena, Eric Krantz-Lilienthal
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Abstract
A ceiling system which includes a plurality of grid elements which form a grid framework and a plurality of downwardly accessible ceiling panels. The ceiling panels include a substrate and at least two mounting members. Each mounting member cooperates with the substrate to provide strength and rigidity characteristics to the substrate and to form a grid receiving cavity. Each mounting member further cooperates with a grid element to accurately position the panel relative to the grid framework. When installed, the system provides no visual indications on how the ceiling panel can be removed.
Claims25
A ceiling panel comprising:
- a substrate having a first major surface, a second major surface and at least two edges extending therebetween, the substrate further including first and second recesses extending from the first major surface in a direction toward the second major surface, each recess having an interior wall and a bottom surface;
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- first and second mounting members, each mounting member having a locating section which cooperates with and engages the interior wall of a recess to precisely locate the mounting member on the panel substrate, each mounting member further including a hook section which cooperates with a ceiling grid member to mount the ceiling panel to a ceiling grid.
A ceiling panel system comprising:
- a grid network having a plurality of grid members positioned in parallel relation to one another, each grid member having a support member and flanges extending from the ends of the support member;
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- a ceiling panel having a substrate and first and second mounting members, the substrate having at least two opposing edges extending between a first major surface and a second major surface, the first and second mounting members each having an attachment section and a locating section which cooperate with an opposed edge of the substrate to precisely locate each of the mounting member on an opposed edge of the panel, the mounting member further including a hook section which precisely mounts the ceiling panel to one of the plurality of grid members.
A ceiling system comprising:
- a plurality of grid elements forming a grid network in a substantially horizontal plane, each grid element having a horizontal support member and first and second flanges, each flange extends from an opposing edge of the horizontal support member in a direction substantially perpendicular to the horizontal support member;
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- a plurality of downwardly accessible ceiling panels positioned on and supported by the plurality of grid elements, each ceiling panel having a substrate composed of a first material and a mounting member composed of a second material, wherein the mounting member provides strength and rigidity characteristics to the panel substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.