Assembly for supporting ceiling panels and ceiling system incorporating the same

A ceiling system comprising:

• a grid support comprising a plurality of struts, each of the struts comprising a flange portion, a web portion extending upward from the flange portion, a bulb portion on the web portion, the bulb portion comprising an undersurface;
• a ceiling panel mounted to the grid support by a plurality of connection assemblies, each of the connection assemblies comprising:
• a mounting bracket assembly comprising:
• a mounting bracket coupled to the ceiling panel;
• and
• a resilient element coupled to the mounting bracket;
• a saddle bracket comprising:
• a saddle member defining a web receiving cavity;
• a horizontal locking feature;
• a vertical locking feature;
• a support flange extending from the saddle member;
• and
• the saddle bracket mounted to one of the struts so that:
• (1) the saddle member straddles the web portion of the strut and the web portion of the strut is disposed in the web receiving cavity;
• and (2) the vertical locking feature of the saddle bracket engages an undersurface of the bulb portion, thereby vertically locking the saddle bracket to the strut;
• the horizontal locking feature of the saddle bracket alterable between:
• (1) a first state in which the saddle bracket can slide horizontally along the strut while the saddle bracket remains vertically locked to the strut;
• and (2) a second state in which the horizontal locking element engages the web portion of the strut, thereby horizontally locking the saddle bracket to the strut;
• and
• the resilient element detachably coupled to the saddle bracket.

A saddle bracket for a ceiling system, the saddle bracket comprising:

• a first wall plate extending from a first side edge to a second side edge, the first and second side edges of the first wall plate being free edges;
• a second wall plate extending from a first side edge to a second side edge, the first and second side edges of the second wall plate being free edges;
• a bight portion connecting the first and second wall plates, the bight portion, the first wall plate, and the second wall plate collectively defining a web receiving cavity that extends along a central vertical plane;
• a first support flange extending from a lower end the first wall plate;
• a second support flange extending from a lower end of the second wall plate;
• a vertical locking feature extending into the receiving cavity and configured to engage an undersurface of a bulb portion of a strut to vertically lock the saddle bracket to the strut upon a web portion of the strut being inserted into the web receiving cavity;
• and
• a horizontal locking feature comprising a barb portion configured to penetrate the bulb portion of the strut upon, the horizontal locking feature alterable between:
• (1) a first position in which the barb portion does not extend into the web receiving cavity;
• and (2) a second position in which the barb portion is located within the web receiving cavity.