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US 6,018,923 AGranted
Transition 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 suspended ceiling grid systems for the hanging of drywall or other panels. The clip provides a versatile means of joining two suspended grid beams at points of transition in the ceiling surface in many different intersecting orientations, thus eliminating the need for a different means of joining in each situation.
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A clip for suspension ceiling grid beams comprising:
- a primary extension having first and second sides;
- a secondary extension having first and second sides, said secondary extension integrally connected to said primary extension;
- a first channel formed along said primary extension along a first edge of said primary extension and projecting away from the first side of said primary extension;
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- a second channel formed along said secondary extension along an edge of said secondary extension and projecting away from the first side of said secondary extension;
- said secondary extension bendable along a line generally parallel to said first edge of said primary extension.
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A clip for suspension ceiling grid beams comprising:
- a primary extension having first and second sides;
- a secondary extension having first and second sides, said secondary extension integrally connected to said primary extension;
- a weakened zone at the integral connection between said primary and secondary extensions;
- a first retainer member formed along said primary extension along a first edge of said primary extension and projecting away from the first side of said primary extension;
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- a second retainer member formed along said secondary extension along an edge of said secondary extension and projecting away from the first side of said secondary extension.
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A clip for suspension ceiling grid beams comprising:
- a primary extension having first and second sides;
- a secondary extension having first and second sides, said secondary extension integrally connected to said primary extension to form a generally co-planar flat configuration with said primary extension in plan;
- a first channel formed along said primary extension along a first edge of said primary extension and projecting away from the first side of said primary extension;
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- a second channel formed along said secondary extension along an edge of said secondary extension and projecting away from the first side of said secondary extension.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.