Suspended ceiling tile system
AssigneeFam Tile Restoration Services, Ltd.
InventorFrancis J. Mortimer
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Abstract
A method for refurbishing a suspended acoustical tile ceiling when the tiles become soiled comprises inserting a tile insert beneath each soiled tile to provide a new face to the suspended ceiling. The tile insert comprises a thin layer of substantially rigid material with an acoustical pattern of holes extending therethrough. The tile insert has a front face which is of washable material. In this manner, an entire suspended ceiling system can be refurbished without the need to remove the existing tiles. The tile insert may include a moisture barrier on the rear face of the tile insert. The moisture barrier improves washability of the tile and significantly enhances the noise reduction properties of the refurbished suspended ceiling.
Claims45
A method for refurbishing a suspended acoustical tile ceiling when the acoustical tiles become soiled, the suspended tile ceiling includes a plurality of soiled suspended tile supporting members arranged in a grid formation, said supporting members supporting a tile by engaging a perimeter portion of each tile, said method comprising inserting a tile insert beneath each soiled tile, said insert being of a size to correspond with the size of the soiled tile whereby said supporting members support said tile insert beneath and thereby covering said soiled tile, said tile insert comprising a thin layer of substantially rigid material with a plurality of holes extending therethrough in the form of an acoustical pattern of holes, said tile insert having a front face which is of washable material, a moisture barrier layer being affixed to a rear face of said tile insert whereby said barrier layer cover said holes and isolates said insert tile rear face from said soiled acoustical tile.
A composite suspended tile ceiling comprising a plurality of suspended tile supporting members arranged in a grid formation, a tile insert comprising a thin layer of substantially rigid material with a plurality of holes extending therethrough in the form of an acoustical pattern of holes, said tile insert having a front face which is of washable material, said tile insert being supported about its perimeter edges by said grid of supporting members, an acoustical panel lying above and unattached to said tile insert a moisture barrier layer being affixed to a rear face of said tile insert, said moisture barrier isolating said insert tile rear face from said acoustical panel.
A tile insert for use in refurbishing soiled acoustical tiles of a suspended tile ceiling comprises a thin layer of substantially rigid material with a plurality of holes extending therethrough in the form of an acoustical pattern of holes, said tile insert having a front face which is of washable material and a moisture barrier layer affixed to a rear face of said tile insert, said tile insert being sized to fit beneath a soiled tile of a suspended tile ceiling and be supported by supporting members of a suspended tile ceiling.
A method for manufacturing a tile insert for use in refurbishing a suspended tile ceiling comprises forming a thin layer of substantially rigid material, forming a plurality of holes through said tile insert which are positioned to form an acoustical pattern in the tile insert, providing a front face of said tile insert which is washable, affixing to a rear face of said tile insert a moisture barrier film for covering at least said acoustical pattern of holes.
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