Modular element for making up a ceiling, and a ceiling made up of an assembly of such modular elements
US6338228B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 11, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 15, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04B9/30
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A modular element for making up a ceiling, said element being a metal section member whose section on a plane perpendicular to the length of the element has a flat bottom web with two vertical flanges: a front flange and a first rear flange, the front flange being extended by an outwardly-extending front horizontal limb parallel to the web, and the first rear flange being extended by a first frontwardly-extending horizontal rear limb, wherein, beyond a certain margin x from each end of said element, said first rear limb is provided with an extension including at least one second rear vertical flange.
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