Ceiling renovation system

Claim 1

In combination with a suspended ceiling: a grid of interconnected T-bars including parallel rows of T-bars extending in a first direction, and parallel rows of T-bars extending in a second direction substantially perpendicular to said first direction and intersecting said first row of T-bars, said rows of T-bars having exposed head surfaces, and a plurality of covers affixed to and covering the exposed head surfaces of one of said parallel rows of T-bars, each of said covers being a metallic body substantially of U-shaped cross-section with a main body portion engaging with an exposed head surface of a T-bar of said one parallel row of T-bars, and with first and second parallel leg portions, respectively extending at an acute and a right angle with respect to said main body portion and engaging with opposite edges of said exposed head surface, portions of said second leg portions being depressed into clamping engagement with said T-bar, a plurality of sets of spaced tabs at each of said main body portions, and a plurality of ceiling panels, respectively suspended from said covers by respective ones of said sets of tabs.