Multi-directional beam for a drywall ceiling soffit related application

A beam for a suspended ceiling comprising:

• a web having a first edge opposite a second edge;
• two first flanges opposite one another at the first edge extending substantially perpendicularly out from the web;
• two second flanges opposite one another at the second edge extending substantially perpendicularly out from the web;
• a web notch beginning in the web and extending through either the first flanges or the second flanges defining a first side and an opposite second side both the first side and the second side having a spring pocket angled away from an outward face of the web, the spring pocket defining a cutout having a locking edge, and either the first side or the second side having an indentation projecting outward from the web;
• wherein the indentation is adapted to engage with the spring pocket and the cutout when the beam is bent to a predetermined angle.

A beam for a suspended ceiling comprising:

• a web having a first edge opposite a second edge;
• two first flanges opposite one another at the first edge extending substantially perpendicularly out from the web;
• two second flanges opposite one another at the second edge extending substantially perpendicularly out from the web;
• a web notch beginning in the web and extending through either the first flanges or the second flanges defining
• a first side having a spring pocket angled away from an outward face of the web, and a protuberance projecting out from the web in the direction of the spring pocket, and
• a second side having a an indentation defining a locking edge;
• wherein the protuberance is adapted to engage with the indentation when the beam is bent to a predetermined angle.