Adjustable face trim clip for drywall suspension grid
AssigneeUSG Interiors, Inc.
InventorAlan C. Wendt
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Abstract
The present invention is a clip used in the construction of suspension grid ceilings that are either island ceilings or ceilings having floating edges. The clip provides a versatile means for attaching face trim, such as COMPASSO.TM. trim, to the ceiling edge created by the suspended grid beams. The clip mounting can be vertically adjusted so that the typical trim problems of gaps or inconsistencies between the face trim and the horizontal ceiling panels may be eliminated without resorting to traditional finishing procedures. The same clip may be used in several different mounting situations involving the grid beam arranged to the trim at angles ranging from parallel to orthogonal.
Claims15
A clip for connecting trim at suspension grid ceiling edges in suspended ceiling systems comprising:
- a trim-attaching portion having flanges at each end and a pivot structure there between;
- a bracket portion having a bracket flange and a grid beam bearing portion, the bracket flange of the bracket portion pivotally connected to the pivot structure of the trim-attaching portion;
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- vertical slots in said grid beam bearing portions.
A ceiling edge in a suspended grid ceiling system comprising:
- a grid beam having a web portion intersecting the ceiling edge;
- a clip having a trim-attaching portion pivotally connected to a bracket portion, the bracket portion having a grid beam bearing portion, said clip adjustably mounted to the grid beam, and the grid beam portion having a surface thereof bearing against the web portion of the grid beam;
- a ceiling panel mounted to the grid beam;
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- a face trim attached to the trim-attaching portion of said clip.
A ceiling edge in a suspended grid ceiling system comprising:
- a grid beam having a web portion intersecting the ceiling edge at an angle;
- a clip having a trim-attaching portion pivotally connected to a bracket portion, the bracket portion having a grid beam bearing portion, said clip adjustably mounted to the grid beam, permitting adjustment in the vertical direction, and the grid beam portion having a surface thereof bearing against the web portion of the grid beam;
- a ceiling panel mounted to the grid beam;
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- a face trim attached to the trim-attaching portion of said clip.
A ceiling edge in a suspended grid ceiling system comprising:
- a grid beam having a web portion positioned parallel to the ceiling edge;
- a clip having a trim-attaching portion pivotally connected to a bracket portion, the bracket portion having a grid beam bearing portion, said clip mounted to the grid beam, and the grid beam bearing portion having a surface thereof bearing against the web portion of the grid beam;
- a ceiling panel mounted to the grid beam;
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- a face trim attached to the trim-attaching portion of said clip.
A method of finishing a floating edge in a suspended grid ceiling comprising the steps of:
- attaching a bracket portion of a clip to a grid beam transversely intersecting a ceiling edge by engaging a fastener at an aperture in the bracket portion of the clip and fastening the fastener;
- pivoting a trim-attaching portion of the clip whereby a face surface thereof is parallel to the ceiling edge;
- attaching a face trim to the trim-attaching portion;
- loosening the fastener at the aperture in the bracket portion;
- adjusting the position of the face trim by urging the face trim against a ceiling panel attached to the grid beam;
- re-fastening the fastener, thereby maintaining the adjusted position of the trim-attaching portion with respect to the ceiling panel;
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- fastening the bracket portion of the clip to the grid beam with a second fastener.
A method of finishing a floating edge in a suspended grid ceiling comprising the steps of:
- attaching a bracket portion of a clip to a grid beam intersecting a ceiling edge at an angle by engaging a fastener at an aperture in the bracket portion of the clip and fastening the fastener;
- pivoting a trim-attaching portion of the clip whereby a face surface thereof is parallel to the ceiling edge;
- attaching a face trim to the trim-attaching portion;
- loosening the fastener at the aperture in the bracket portion;
- adjusting the position of the face trim by urging the face trim against a ceiling panel attached to the grid beam;
- re-fastening the fastener, thereby maintaining the adjusted position of the trim-attaching portion with respect to the ceiling panel;
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- fastening the bracket portion of the clip to the grid beam with a second fastener.
A method of finishing a floating edge in a suspended grid ceiling comprising the steps of:
- attaching a bracket portion of a clip to a grid beam extending along a ceiling edge by engaging a fastener at an aperture in the bracket portion of the clip and fastening the fastener;
- pivoting a trim-attaching portion of the clip whereby a face thereof surface is parallel to the ceiling edge and to the grid beam;
- attaching a face trim to the trim-attaching portion;
- loosening the fastener at the aperture in the bracket portion;
- adjusting the position of the face trim by urging the face trim against a ceiling panel attached to the grid beam;
- re-fastening the fastener, thereby maintaining the adjusted position of the trim-attaching portion with respect to the ceiling panel;
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- fastening the bracket portion of the clip to the grid beam with a second fastener.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.