Clip for suspending ceiling panels

A suspended ceiling panel system comprising:

• a grid of T-bar support members for ceiling panels, each having a cross-section having a substantially symmetrical inverted T-shape configuration;
• a plurality of ceiling panels for suspension from said T-bar support members;
• and
• sheet metal clip means for securing said panels to said T-bar support members, with the edges of said panels adjacent oneanother immediately below one of said T-bar support means;
• said clip means being formed of a springy sheet metal strip material, and clip means on adjacent panels including oppositely facing hook means at adjacent panel edges for independently engaging the upper surfaces of laterally extending portions of one of said T-bar support members, and also including means for attaching said clip to said ceiling panels, and said clip means further including extension means between said hook means and said securing means for spacing said hook means and said securing means apart by a distance sufficient to provide manual access to the clip means of any panel when the adjacent panel is raised;
• whereby a ceiling system is provided with concealed T-bar supports, uninterrupted fully exposed adjoining panels, and easy access to the space above the panels.