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US3339331A
US3339331A US465233A US46523365A US3339331A US 3339331 A US3339331 A US 3339331A US 465233 A US465233 A US 465233A US 46523365 A US46523365 A US 46523365A US 3339331 A US3339331 A US 3339331A
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    • E04F13/08—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor composed of a plurality of similar covering or lining elements
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    • E04F13/0803—Separate fastening elements with load-supporting elongated furring elements between wall and covering elements

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  • a ceiling of the above type is supported by a plurality of parallelly arranged runners which runners are supported from the roof or other ceiling structure thereabove.
  • each of the runners includes a pair of vertically extending side walls.
  • Each of these runners is provided with flanges forming shoulders which extend outwardly from the opposite elongated lower ends of the side walls.
  • the opposite edges of sound absorbing tiles are rabbetted to form downwardly facing shoulders which rest on the shoulders of adjacent runners.
  • Each of the runners includes a second pair of flanges forming shoulders which extend inwardly from the lower ends of the side walls; the confronting edges of the second mentioned flanges are spaced from one another.
  • the second mentioned shoulders of a runner support elongated sound absorbing strips in such fashion that the planar underside surface lies flush with the planar underside surfaces of the tile.
  • the side edges of the strips extend to adjacent the lower side edges of the tiles.
  • FIG. 1 is a fragmentary view, partly in section, showing one form of the improved ceiling construction
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a fragment of a section of a runner shown in FIG. 4.
  • the ceiling comprises a plurality of parallelly arranged runners 132 and sound absorbing tile 24.
  • the runner is formed preferably, of extruded material, such as extruded aluminum or aluminum alloy. It, being elongated, is provided with two elongated, longitudinally extending flanges, forming upwardly facing shoulders 140 and 142. These shoulders lie in the same plane and are parallel of one another and extend outwardly, respectively of the side walls 152 and 154.
  • the side walls are connected with one another by a web 155.
  • the upper ends of these side walls extend inwardly and then downwardly, as at 156 and 158, to form downwardly facing shoulders 160.
  • These shoulders rest upon spring clips 162 and these clips are carried by the channel iron 70, which latter are supported through wires (not shown) from the roof or ceiling of a building.
  • the tiles 24 are formed of sound absorbing material and the opposite edges of each of these tiles are rabbetted as shown at 44 to form downwardly facing shoulders 46 and 48, and these shoulders rest upon the shoulders 140 and 142 of the runners.
  • the lower ends of the runner 132 are provided with flanges forming shoulders 18-8 and 190 which extend toward one another. These shoulders 188 and 190 lie in the same plane as and are arranged parallelly of shoulders and 142. The confronting edges of shoulders 188 and 190 are spaced from one another.
  • the sound absorbing section 133 includes an elongated strip or strips of sound absorbing material preferably the same material as the tile 24.
  • the opposite upper edges thereof are rabbetted as at 192.
  • the opposite edges of the narrowed upper portion of the strip are each provided with a kerf 194 in the form of a slot.
  • Each of these slots 194 receives a supporting means in the form of a strip of material, such as a strip of sheet metal 196. This sheet metal strip rests upon the shoulders 188 and 190.
  • the rabbetting of the strip 133 is of such depth that when the strip 133 is supported on the shoulders 188 and 190 through the supporting means 196, the planar under side of the strip lies flush with the planar under side of tiles 24.
  • the entire ceiling is in the form of insulating material, and, in some instances is more pleasing to the eye than the combination of sound absorbing tile with metal strips therebetween.
  • a ceiling construction comprising in combination:
  • each strip being rabbetted lengthwise along both side edges thereof to form an upper portion and a wider lower portion, said upper portion being disposed, respectively, between a pair of side walls of the runners, said strips having planar undersides throughout the length and width thereof and disposed flush with the planar surfaces of the tiles, said lower portion of the strip extending below the first and second mentioned flanges and to adjacent the lower confronting side edges of the tiles;
  • FRANK L. ABBOTT Primary Examiner.

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Sept. 5, 1967 l I 3,339,331
SUPPORTS FOR ACOUSTIC TILE Original Filed July 24, 1961 INVENTOR. PAUL 0. DA IL ATTORNEYS United States Patent Office 4.
Patented Sept. 5, 1967 3,339,331 SUPPORTS FOR ACOUSTIC TILE Paul D. Dail, San Diego, Calif., assignor to Crownco of San Diego, San Diego, Calif., a corporation of California Continuation of application Ser. No. 126,298, July 24, 1961. This application May 24, 1965, Ser. No. 465,233 2 Claims. (Cl. 52496) The present invention is a continuation of my copending application Ser. No. 126,298 filed July 24, 1961, now abandoned, and relates to sound absorbing type ceiling construction for buildings and more particularly to ceilings constructed of sound absorbing tile.
Usually, a ceiling of the above type is supported by a plurality of parallelly arranged runners which runners are supported from the roof or other ceiling structure thereabove. In practicing the present invention, each of the runners includes a pair of vertically extending side walls. Each of these runners is provided with flanges forming shoulders which extend outwardly from the opposite elongated lower ends of the side walls. The opposite edges of sound absorbing tiles are rabbetted to form downwardly facing shoulders which rest on the shoulders of adjacent runners.
Each of the runners includes a second pair of flanges forming shoulders which extend inwardly from the lower ends of the side walls; the confronting edges of the second mentioned flanges are spaced from one another. The second mentioned shoulders of a runner support elongated sound absorbing strips in such fashion that the planar underside surface lies flush with the planar underside surfaces of the tile. The side edges of the strips extend to adjacent the lower side edges of the tiles.
The advantages will be apparent from'the following description, reference being bad to the accompanying drawing wherein a preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated.
In the drawing:
FIG. 1 is a fragmentary view, partly in section, showing one form of the improved ceiling construction; and
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a fragment of a section of a runner shown in FIG. 4.
Referring more in detail to the drawing, the ceiling comprises a plurality of parallelly arranged runners 132 and sound absorbing tile 24. The runner is formed preferably, of extruded material, such as extruded aluminum or aluminum alloy. It, being elongated, is provided with two elongated, longitudinally extending flanges, forming upwardly facing shoulders 140 and 142. These shoulders lie in the same plane and are parallel of one another and extend outwardly, respectively of the side walls 152 and 154.
The side walls are connected with one another by a web 155. The upper ends of these side walls extend inwardly and then downwardly, as at 156 and 158, to form downwardly facing shoulders 160. These shoulders rest upon spring clips 162 and these clips are carried by the channel iron 70, which latter are supported through wires (not shown) from the roof or ceiling of a building.
The tiles 24 are formed of sound absorbing material and the opposite edges of each of these tiles are rabbetted as shown at 44 to form downwardly facing shoulders 46 and 48, and these shoulders rest upon the shoulders 140 and 142 of the runners.
The lower ends of the runner 132 are provided with flanges forming shoulders 18-8 and 190 which extend toward one another. These shoulders 188 and 190 lie in the same plane as and are arranged parallelly of shoulders and 142. The confronting edges of shoulders 188 and 190 are spaced from one another.
The sound absorbing section 133 includes an elongated strip or strips of sound absorbing material preferably the same material as the tile 24. The opposite upper edges thereof are rabbetted as at 192. The opposite edges of the narrowed upper portion of the strip are each provided with a kerf 194 in the form of a slot. Each of these slots 194 receives a supporting means in the form of a strip of material, such as a strip of sheet metal 196. This sheet metal strip rests upon the shoulders 188 and 190.
The rabbetting of the strip 133 is of such depth that when the strip 133 is supported on the shoulders 188 and 190 through the supporting means 196, the planar under side of the strip lies flush with the planar under side of tiles 24. Thus in this aspect of the invention, the entire ceiling is in the form of insulating material, and, in some instances is more pleasing to the eye than the combination of sound absorbing tile with metal strips therebetween.
While the form of embodiment herein shown and described constitutes a preferred form, it is to be understood that other forms may be adopted falling within the scope of the claims that follow.
I claim:
1. A ceiling construction comprising in combination:
(A) A plurality of parallelly arranged channel-like runners, each having:
( 1) a pair of parallelly arranged and vertically extending side walls;
(2) parallelly and longitudinally dispose-d flanges extending outwardly from the lower ends, respectively, of the side walls forming upwardly facing shoulders;
(3) parallelly and longitudinally disposed flanges extending inwardly from'the lower ends, respectively, of the side walls, forming upwardly facing shoulders, the confronting edges of the second mentioned flanges being spaced from one another;
(B) sound absorbing tiles, each having a planar underside, each tile having opposite edges thereof rabbetted to form downwardly facing shoulders, said shoulders resting directly upon the first mentioned shoulders of adjacent runners;
(C) elongated sound absorbing strips, each strip being rabbetted lengthwise along both side edges thereof to form an upper portion and a wider lower portion, said upper portion being disposed, respectively, between a pair of side walls of the runners, said strips having planar undersides throughout the length and width thereof and disposed flush with the planar surfaces of the tiles, said lower portion of the strip extending below the first and second mentioned flanges and to adjacent the lower confronting side edges of the tiles;
(D) and means for supporting the strips by the second mentioned shoulders.
2. A ceiling construction as defined in claim 1, characterized in that the strips are provided with kerfs and that the means for supporting the strips comprises:
(D) (1) strips extending into the kerfs, said latter strips resting on the inwardly extending shoulders.
(References on following page) References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,963,751 12/1960 Mancini 52-484 3,032,833 5/1962 Stanley 52484 5 3,053,359 9/1962 Stanley 52-484 4 FOREIGN PATENTS 229,639 9/1954 Switzerland.
FRANK L. ABBOTT, Primary Examiner.
J. L. RIDGILL, Assistant Examiner.

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1. A CEILING CONSTRUCTION COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: (A) A PLURALITY OF PARALLELLY ARRANGED CHANNEL-LIKE RUNNERS, EACH HAVING: (1) A PAIR OF PARALLELLY ARRANGED AND VERTICALLY EXTENDING SIDE WALLS; (2) PARALLELY AND LONGITUDINALLY DISPOSED FLANGES EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM THE LOWER ENDS, RESPECTIVELY, OF THE SIDE WALLS FORMING UPWARDLY FACING SHOULDERS; (3) PARALLELLY AND LONGITUDINALLY DISPOSED FLANGES EXTENDING INWARDLY FROM THE LOWER ENDS, RESPECTIVELY, OF THE SIDE WALLS, FORMING UPWARDLY FACING SHOULDERS, THE CONFRONTING EDGES OF THE SECOND MENTIONED FLANGES BEING SPACED FROM ONE ANOTHER; (B) SOUND ABSORBING TILES, EACH HAVING A PLANAR UNDERSIDE, EACH TILE HAVING OPPOSITE EDGES THEREOF RABBETTED TO FORM DOWNWARDLY FACING SHOULDERS, SAID SHOULDERS RESTING DIRECTLY UPON THE FIRST MENTIONED SHOULDERS OF ADJACENT RUNNERS; (C) ELONGATED SOUND ABSORBING STRIPS, EACH STRIP BEING RABBETTED LENGTHWISE ALONG BOTH SIDE EDGES THEREOF TO FORM AN UPPER PORTION AND A WIDER LOWER PORTION, SAID UPPER PORTION BEING DISPOSED, RESPECTIVELY, BETWEEN A PAIR OF SIDE WALLS OF THE RUNNERS, SAID STRIPS HAVING PLANAR UNDERSIDES THROUGHOUT THE LENGTH AND WIDTH THEREOF AND DISPOSED FLUSH WITH THE PLANAR SURFACES OF THE TILES, SAID LOWER PORTION OF THE STRIP EXTENDING BELOW THE FIRST AND SECOND MENTIONED FLANGES AND TO ADJACENT THE LOWER CONFRONTING SIDE EDGES OF THE TILES; (D) AND MEANS FOR SUPPORTING THE STRIPS BY THE SECOND MENTIONED SHOULDERS.
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