Suspended Ceiling System and Foldable Runner Therefore
AssigneeCorruven Canada Inc.
InventorAlain Belanger
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Abstract
Each one of the runners of the suspended ceiling system has a base with two laterally opposite flanges for supporting ceiling tiles. A web can be hingedly connected to the base between the flanges. The runners can be suspended from above using cable fasteners which lockingly engage with apertures provided in the runners.
Claims11
A runner for suspended ceilings, the runner being elongated in shape, having a base with two laterally opposite flanges for supporting ceiling tiles and a web hingedly connected to the base between the flanges so as to be foldable between a flat configuration with the web folded against one of the flanges, and an inversed-T configuration with the web normal to the base for suspension and use;
- wherein the web and the base are formed of a single, integral component made of a plastic material and having a flexible portion at the base of the web providing the hinged connection between the web and the base.
A suspended ceiling system having a plurality of runners, each one of the runners having a base with two laterally opposite flanges for supporting ceiling tiles and a web hingedly connected to the base between the flanges.
A method of installing a suspended ceiling comprising unfolding a runner having a web hingedly mounted to a base from a folded configuration where the web is folded against the base, to an unfolded configuration where the web is normal to the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.