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US 7,017,317 B2Granted
Decorative ceiling panel and fastening system
OwnerLeonard Thomas Capozzoinventor
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Abstract
A ceiling system is disclosed which has the desirable aesthetic features of a decorative ceiling without the disadvantages of custom fabrication or other types of pre-manufactured ceiling systems. The ceiling system utilizes a plurality of pre-manufactured, modular decorative panels and a fastening system with a snap in mechanism that permits the panels to be installed vertically from below and which minimizes the visibility of the supporting fastening system.
Claims8
A ceiling panel system comprising:
- a plurality of case boxes comprising a plurality of side panels and a lower decorative panel coupled together to form an interior space;
- a fastening system attachable to a substructure, each of said case boxes engaging said fastening system by applying an upward force from below to achieve a snap fit between said fastening system and said case boxes;
- and
- height adjustment mechanisms coupled with said case boxes and configured to allow adjustment in the height of said case boxes after installation.
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A ceiling panel system comprising:
- a substructure;
- a plurality of ceiling panels;
- and
- a fastening system affixing said plurality of ceiling panels to said substructure by applying an upward force from below to achieve a snap fit connection;
- and
- a threaded fastener coupled to said ceiling panel and configured to allow adjustment in the spacing between said ceiling panels and said substructure.
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A method of installing a ceiling panel system, the method comprising:
- installing a first coupling member to a substructure associated with a ceiling;
- coupling a ceiling panel to said first coupling member by achieving a snap fit between a second coupling member on the ceiling panel and the first coupling member in an upwardly directed motion;
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- turning a threaded fastener to adjust the distance between the ceiling panel and the first coupling member after achieving the snap fit connection.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.