Replacement hold-down clip for suspended-ceiling panels
OwnerEason Cross, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A replacement hold-down clip permits a standard ceiling panel to be manipulated into position in a suspended-ceiling support grid. The replacement clip is attached to the edge of the ceiling panel and is equipped with an extending tab by which the panel can be manipulated into position from the finished side of the ceiling. As a panel is pulled into position, a spring gripping means on the clip engages a bulb portion of the suspended support grid, so that the panel is held in place. The manipulating tab is frangible on the finished side of the ceiling so that it can be broken off after installation.
Claims12
A ceiling panel hold-down clip of the type in which a portion thereof engages a supporting beam, said clip comprising:
- a vertical support rib;
- releasable engaging means connected with said support rib at one end thereof for engaging said supporting beam;
- securing means connected with said support rib for attachment to a panel;
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- manipulating means for manipulating an attached panel into a desired position with respect to said support beam, said manipulating means comprising a tab extending away from and substantially normal to the other end of said support rib, said tab having its terminal end bent such that the end portion of said tab extends downwardly away from the bottom surface of said ceiling panel when said securing means is attached to said panel thereby serving as a manipulating means for manipulating an attached panel into a desired position with respect to said support beam.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.