US3342006A
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False beam ceiling structure
Assignee: Wood Conversion Co
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Filing: 1965-06-11
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Granted: 1967-09-19
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Expires: 1985-06-11
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph Gerald John
- 👤 Olson Kern Clair
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 00:54
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04B; E04B9/00; E04B9/005; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S52/00; Y10S52/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
306 words
A CEILING STRUCTURE COMPRISING A MAIN CEILING PRESENTING A GENERALLY PLANAR HORIZONTAL FACE AND HAVING TWO OPPOSITE EDGES, A PLURALITY OF SPACED SHEET METAL HANGERS ALIGNED AND SECURED TO SAID CEILING BETWEEN SAID TWO EDGES, EACH HANGER COMPRISING SHEET METAL FORMED AND BENT ON A FOLDING LINE TO PROVIDE A PLANAR MOUNTING SECTION FOR THE HANGER AND AT A RIGHT ANGLE THERETO A PLANAR SECTION, OPPOSITELY DIRECTED EARS EXTENDING FROM SAID PLANAR SECTION FOR SUPPORTING A SIMULATED BEAM, SAID TWO EARS HAVING IN THE VICINITY OF THERE EXTREME ENDS UPPERMOST TOP EDGES SLIGHTLY BELOW THE PLANE OF THE OUTERMOST FACE OF THE MOUNTING SECTION, THE TOP EDGES OF SAID EARS BEING SLIGHTLY INCLINED SUCH THAT THE OUTERMOST ENDS OF THE TOP EDGES ARE CLOSER TO THE PLANE OF SAID MOUNTING SECTION THAN THE INNER ENDS OF SAID TOP EDGES, SAID MOUNTING SECTION HAVING AN OPENING FOR HEADED SECURING MEANS TO PASS THROUGH IT IN ONE MANNER OF MOUNTING THE HANGER, SAID MOUNTING SECTION ALSO HAVING AT LEAST TWO TABS EXTENDING FROM SAID MOUNTING SECTION IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO SAID PLANAR SECTION FOR ENGAGEMENT OVER PARALLEL FLANGES O A GRID MEMBER IN A SUSPENDED CEILING IN A SECOND MANNER OF MOUNTING THE HANGER, AND A SIMULATED BEAM IMMEDIATELY BELOW SAID CEILING FACE EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID TWO EDGES, SAID BEAM BEING IN THE FORM OF A U-SHAPED HOLLOW SHEET METAL FORM HAVING VERTICAL SIDES NORMALLY SPACED APART BY A DISTANCE TO ENCOMPASS BETWEEN THEM THE SAID TWO EARS, SAID VERTICAL SIDES HAVING AT THEIR UPPER ENDS NARROW INTURNED HORIZONTAL FLANGES TO REST UPON SAID OUTERMOST ENDS OF THE TOP EDGES AND CLOSE THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID TOP EDGES AND SAID CEILING FACE, SAID SIDEWALLS BEING SUFFICIENTLY RESILIENTLY SPREADABLE APART AT THE REGION OF SAID FLANGES TO SEPARATE SAID FLANGES FOR MOUNTING THE BEAM ON SAID ALIGNED HANGERS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
306 words
A CEILING STRUCTURE COMPRISING A MAIN CEILING PRESENTING A GENERALLY PLANAR HORIZONTAL FACE AND HAVING TWO OPPOSITE EDGES, A PLURALITY OF SPACED SHEET METAL HANGERS ALIGNED AND SECURED TO SAID CEILING BETWEEN SAID TWO EDGES, EACH HANGER COMPRISING SHEET METAL FORMED AND BENT ON A FOLDING LINE TO PROVIDE A PLANAR MOUNTING SECTION FOR THE HANGER AND AT A RIGHT ANGLE THERETO A PLANAR SECTION, OPPOSITELY DIRECTED EARS EXTENDING FROM SAID PLANAR SECTION FOR SUPPORTING A SIMULATED BEAM, SAID TWO EARS HAVING IN THE VICINITY OF THERE EXTREME ENDS UPPERMOST TOP EDGES SLIGHTLY BELOW THE PLANE OF THE OUTERMOST FACE OF THE MOUNTING SECTION, THE TOP EDGES OF SAID EARS BEING SLIGHTLY INCLINED SUCH THAT THE OUTERMOST ENDS OF THE TOP EDGES ARE CLOSER TO THE PLANE OF SAID MOUNTING SECTION THAN THE INNER ENDS OF SAID TOP EDGES, SAID MOUNTING SECTION HAVING AN OPENING FOR HEADED SECURING MEANS TO PASS THROUGH IT IN ONE MANNER OF MOUNTING THE HANGER, SAID MOUNTING SECTION ALSO HAVING AT LEAST TWO TABS EXTENDING FROM SAID MOUNTING SECTION IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO SAID PLANAR SECTION FOR ENGAGEMENT OVER PARALLEL FLANGES O A GRID MEMBER IN A SUSPENDED CEILING IN A SECOND MANNER OF MOUNTING THE HANGER, AND A SIMULATED BEAM IMMEDIATELY BELOW SAID CEILING FACE EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID TWO EDGES, SAID BEAM BEING IN THE FORM OF A U-SHAPED HOLLOW SHEET METAL FORM HAVING VERTICAL SIDES NORMALLY SPACED APART BY A DISTANCE TO ENCOMPASS BETWEEN THEM THE SAID TWO EARS, SAID VERTICAL SIDES HAVING AT THEIR UPPER ENDS NARROW INTURNED HORIZONTAL FLANGES TO REST UPON SAID OUTERMOST ENDS OF THE TOP EDGES AND CLOSE THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID TOP EDGES AND SAID CEILING FACE, SAID SIDEWALLS BEING SUFFICIENTLY RESILIENTLY SPREADABLE APART AT THE REGION OF SAID FLANGES TO SEPARATE SAID FLANGES FOR MOUNTING THE BEAM ON SAID ALIGNED HANGERS.
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