Clip for suspended ceiling members
US10557265B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 26, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04B9/14
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A clip for a suspended ceiling being suspended from an overhead structure has at least first and second adjoined ceiling members defining a top surface interfacing with the overhead structure and an opposite undersurface. The top surface of each of the first and second adjoined ceiling members defines at least one slot. The clip comprises a main longitudinal body and a pair of inserts. The main longitudinal body defines opposite ends. Each of the inserts downwardly extend from respective one of the ends of the longitudinal body. Each of the inserts configured to be inserted into a respective one of the slots. The clip is mountable to the first and second adjoined ceiling members with one insert being inserted in the slot of the first ceiling member and the other insert being inserted in the slot of the second ceiling member thereby maintaining the first and second ceiling members in the adjoined position against separation.
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