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Connector assembly for ceiling grid

US6199343A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 19, 1999
Grant dateMar 13, 2001
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Expiry dateApr 19, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T403/7003
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A hook type assembly that interlocks a pair of intersecting cross-beams and a main beam in a grid for a suspended ceiling. A gapped ridge in a clip on each cross-beam engages the other gapped ridge in a vertical movement that is part of a hooking action while the assembly is formed. The assembly can be optionally made to provide for expansion during a tire.

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