Ceiling track mounting apparatus

An apparatus for suspending a track from a tile ceiling having a series of tiles supported in a grid of tee-bars, comprising:

• a sliding channel member comprising means for sliding engagement over the track, the channel member having an upper wall, spaced side walls depending downwardly from the upper wall, and in-turned rims at lower ends of the side walls to define a generally C-shaped channel;
• a first clip part comprising a generally flat member having opposite side edges, one side edge being bent over to form an inwardly-facing U-shaped channel for hooking over a side edge of a ceiling tee-bar;
• a swivel connector pivotally securing the first clip part to the upper wall of the channel member;
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• a second clip part for snap engagement over the opposite side edges of the first clip part and the ceiling tee-bar to releasably secure the first clip part to the tee-bar.

An apparatus for suspending a track from a tile ceiling having a series of tiles supported in a grid of tee-bars, comprising:

• a sliding channel member comprising means for sliding engagement over the track, the channel member having an upper wall, spaced side walls depending downwardly from the upper wall, and in-turned rims at lower ends of the side walls to define a generally C-shaped channel;
• a first clip part comprising a generally flat member having opposite side edges, one side edge being bent over to form an inwardly-facing U-shaped channel for hooking over a side edge of a ceiling tee-bar;
• a fastener securing the first clip part to the upper wall of the channel member;
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• a second clip part for snap engagement over the opposite side edges of the first clip part and the ceiling tee-bar to releasably secure the first clip part to the tee-bar;
• the first clip part having a vertical support bar projecting upwardly from said one side edge in a direction perpendicular to the remainder of said first clip part, said support bar having an opening adjacent its upper end and comprising means for extending between ceiling tiles into a space above the tile ceiling for direct suspension from a ceiling wire.

A method for installing a track on a dropped ceiling comprising a grid of tee-bars forming tee-bar openings and tile laid into the tee-bar openings, comprising the steps of:

• slidably engaging a channel member over the track;
• slidably engaging a clip device pivotally secured to an upper face of the channel member over a ceiling tee-bar so that the track can be rotated relative to the tee-bar;
• repeating the first two steps to secure a plurality of channel members at spaced intervals to the ceiling tee-bars;
• adjusting the position of the channel members on the track and the clip devices on the tee-bars until a chosen track location is reached;
• rotating at least some of the channel members relative to the tee-bars to a selected orientation relative to the tee-bars;
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• securing the track in the chosen location and orientation.