Hold down clip
US4858408A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 20, 1988 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 20, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/44915
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A hold-down clip for holding panels on inverted T-shaped members in a suspended ceiling characterized by a U-shaped one-piece member having a bight portion interconnecting two leg portions. Each of the leg portions, along an edge, has an inwardly bent flange with a plurality of teeth aligned with the teeth in the opposite leg portion and each of the leg portions has a foot portion adjacent the free end for engaging and holding the panel on the flanges of the T-shaped member. To increase the rigidity of the bight portion, it is preferably provided with two spaced embossments that extend into adjacent portions of each of the leg portions.
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