US3784144A - Ceiling system suspension clip - Google Patents

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US3784144A
US3784144A US00279036A US3784144DA US3784144A US 3784144 A US3784144 A US 3784144A US 00279036 A US00279036 A US 00279036A US 3784144D A US3784144D A US 3784144DA US 3784144 A US3784144 A US 3784144A
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J Ollinger
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B9/00—Ceilings; Construction of ceilings, e.g. false ceilings; Ceiling construction with regard to insulation
    • E04B9/18—Means for suspending the supporting construction
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B5/00—Joining sheets or plates, e.g. panels, to one another or to strips or bars parallel to them
    • F16B5/06—Joining sheets or plates, e.g. panels, to one another or to strips or bars parallel to them by means of clamps or clips

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  • CEILING SYSTEM SUSPENSION CLIP [75] Inventors: James C. Ollinger, Lancaster; John W. Shenk, Columbia, both of Pa.
  • the invention is directed to a suspended ceiling system and, more particularly, to a clip and runner structure for a suspended ceiling system. 7
  • U. S. Pat. No. 3,263,388 is directed to a ceiling tile hanger structure wherein a clip element is nailed to the underside ofajoist member.
  • the clip member contains a serrated jaw structure and the vertical web of a runner member contains a serrated edge.
  • the serrated jaw structure of the clip engages the vertical web of the runner to hold the two elements in position relative to each other.
  • the ceiling runner then carries the ceiling tiles.
  • the above-mentioned co-pending application discloses a spring-clip structure which is fastened to the joists of an overlying ceiling system.
  • a conventional runner structure is used to engage the spring clip memher and hold the two members together relative to each other.
  • the suspended ceiling system herein is composed of two main components.
  • the first component is a U- shaped clip which is used to fasten the ceiling system to the ceiling joists.
  • the U-shaped clip has small hooks on the legsof the U, and these hooks face inwardly and grasp the sides of the ceiling joist when the clip is slid on the bottom of the ceiling joist.
  • a slot arrangement is provided in the base of the U-shaped clip. Spring fingers project into this slot arrangement.
  • the vertical web of a conventional runner structure is inserted into the slot portion of the spring clip by pushing the vertical web of the runner past the spring fingers. The spring fingers then hold the vertical web of the runner structure in position in the slot of the U-shaped clip.
  • FIG. I is a front view of the clip invention herein;
  • FIG. II is a bottom view of the clip invention herein.
  • FIG. III is a side view of the clip invention herein.
  • the suspended ceiling system invention herein is basically composed of two major components.
  • the first component is a U-shaped clip 2 which has a bottom section 4 and two sides 6.
  • the width of the bottom 4 is approximately equal to that of the ceiling joist; that is, approximately I /2inches.
  • the clip 2 is made of spring steel or a resilient-type material such that the sides 6 on the upper part of the clip are closer together than are the portions of the sides adjacent the bottom 4. Therefore, when the clip is slipped over a ceiling joist, the sides 6 will resiliently press against the sides of the joist.
  • a series of tangs or hooks 8 are stamped in the sides of the clip and are pointed so that they tend to dig into the sides of the ceiling joist.
  • the bottom 4 of the clip is actually in two levels.
  • the first level of the bottom 4 includes the portions 10 of the clip structure. Positioned below the portions 10, in a lower plane, is portion 11. These portions 10 and 11 are connected by connecting walls 12. As best shown in FIG. III, a slot 13 passes through the connecting walls 12. From the portion 11 extends spring fingers 14 which project partly into the slot structure 13. The purpose of this structure will be set forth later on.
  • the second major part of the ceiling system is the runner structure 16.
  • the runner structure is a conventional runner structure which is composed of a vertical web 18 and two side flanges 20 and 22 which extend outwardly perpendicularly from the vertical web. On the side flanges 20 and 22 will be supported the ceiling tiles or ceiling panels.
  • the clip and runner assembly are assembled by inserting the vertical web 18 of the runner into the slot 13 of the clip.
  • the vertical web 18 is pushed past the spring fingers 14 which are spaced apart less than the thickness of the vertical web.
  • the spring fingers are inclined slightly in an upward direction, that is, in the direction in which the vertical web is pushed as it is inserted into slot 13. An attempt now to pull the vertical web 18 out of the slot 13 will be against the inclined spring fingers 14.
  • the more pressure that is applied downwardly on the runner structure the more tendency there is to bind the spring fingers l4 tighter into the vertical web 18.
  • a mounted runner which has flanges 20 and 22 which are capable of receiving and supporting ceiling tiles or panels.
  • a ceiling suspension system comprising a generally U-shaped clip with resilient sides which are normally spaced apart a distance less than that of the width of a ceiling joist so that the clip may be slid on the bottom of a ceiling joist and will resiliently engage the sides of the ceiling joist, the bottom of the clip is provided with a fixed size nonyielding slot structure and resilient spring fingers extend into the slot structure, a runner member of conventional design with a generally straight-sided vertical web is slid into the slot of the clip past the spring finger edges, whereby the spring fingers then prevent removal of the vertical web of the runner from the slot structure if force is applied to remove the runner from the slot in a direction opposite from that in which the runner was placed in the slot.
  • a ceiling suspension system comprising a generally U-shaped clip with two resilient side legs which are normally spaced apart a distance less than that of the width of a ceiling joist so that the clip may be slid on the bottom of a ceiling joist and will resiliently engage the sides of the ceiling joist, said U-shaped clip also having a bottom section joining together the two leg structures, said bottom section of the clip and the lower portion of the legs of the clip being provided with a fixed size-nonyielding slot structure, which extends through the bottom of the clip and the bottom of the legs of the clip in the same place which contains the legs and bottom section of the clip, resilient spring fingers extending into the plane of the slot structure and extending from the bottom section of the U-shaped clip, and a runner member of conventional design with a generally straight-sided vertical web adapted to be slid into the slot of the clip past the spring finger ends, whereby the spring fingers then prevent removal of the vertical web of the runner from the slot structure if force is applied to remove the runner from the slot in

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USD274214S (en) 1982-02-22 1984-06-12 Gte Products Corporation Fixture hanger
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US10174501B1 (en) * 2017-09-06 2019-01-08 Usg Interiors, Llc Metal baffles
US10876555B2 (en) 2016-05-04 2020-12-29 Innvolve Oy Fastening device for fastening elements
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US3910003A (en) * 1974-03-14 1975-10-07 Acme General Corp Door stiffener
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USD274214S (en) 1982-02-22 1984-06-12 Gte Products Corporation Fixture hanger
USD274786S (en) 1982-02-22 1984-07-24 Gte Products Corporation Fixture hanger member
US4544119A (en) * 1983-11-01 1985-10-01 Kellett Roger N Bar joist supported suspension clips
US4858408A (en) * 1988-01-20 1989-08-22 Chicago Metallic Corporation Hold down clip
US6368311B1 (en) * 1997-01-14 2002-04-09 Deknatel Technology Corporation Hanger/hanger system for a device such as a device for draining a body cavity
US6749592B2 (en) 1999-06-18 2004-06-15 Kevin M. Lord Suction pressure regulator for use with a chest drainage
US6935078B1 (en) 2003-12-29 2005-08-30 Friedrich K Benkel Anchor fastener clip
WO2008117201A1 (en) * 2007-03-28 2008-10-02 Danoline A/S A fitting for providing mutual connections between orthogonally crossing t-profile rails for a suspended ceiling
USD606852S1 (en) * 2008-09-15 2009-12-29 CertainTeed Ceiling Corp. Ceiling tile edge support clip
USD603692S1 (en) * 2008-09-15 2009-11-10 Certainteed Corporation Ceiling tile edge support clip
USD601006S1 (en) * 2008-09-15 2009-09-29 Certainteed Corporation Modified ceiling tile edge support clip
USD606850S1 (en) * 2008-09-15 2009-12-29 CertainTeed Ceiling Corp Modified ceiling tile edge support clip
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US20100242562A1 (en) * 2009-03-31 2010-09-30 Production Resource Group L.L.C I-beam track with a Separate attachment portion
US8434728B2 (en) * 2009-03-31 2013-05-07 Production Resource Group, Llc I-beam track with a separate attachment portion
US9181696B1 (en) 2014-11-26 2015-11-10 Awi Licensing Company Assembly for supporting ceiling panels and ceiling system incorporating the same
US9187897B1 (en) 2014-11-26 2015-11-17 Awi Licensing Company Assembly for supporting ceiling panels and ceiling system incorporating the same
US9187896B1 (en) 2014-11-26 2015-11-17 Awi Licensing Company Assembly for supporting ceiling panels and ceiling system incorporating the same
US9435121B2 (en) 2014-11-26 2016-09-06 Awi Licensing Llc Assembly for supporting ceiling panels and ceiling system incorporating the same
US10876555B2 (en) 2016-05-04 2020-12-29 Innvolve Oy Fastening device for fastening elements
US9920525B1 (en) * 2017-04-12 2018-03-20 Usg Interiors, Llc Acoustical baffle panel system
US10174501B1 (en) * 2017-09-06 2019-01-08 Usg Interiors, Llc Metal baffles
US20230183984A1 (en) * 2020-05-20 2023-06-15 Durlum Group Gmbh Panel element for lining a ceiling and/or wall, and lining for a ceiling and/or wall
US12241254B2 (en) * 2020-05-20 2025-03-04 Durlum Group Gmbh Panel element for lining a ceiling and/or wall, and lining for a ceiling and/or wall

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