Patent · US Expired

Beam clip

US6305139A · kind A · utility

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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 1, 1998
Grant dateOct 23, 2001
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Expiry dateAug 1, 2018

Classification

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

Abstract

A clip for attachment to the end of a main beam for a grid in a suspended ceiling. The beam has an inverted T cross section. The clip engages an identical clip on the end of another main beam to form an end to end connection. The clip has a tongue and channel that engages with a tongue and channel in the other clip of the connection.

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