Patent ID: 11946249
Assignee: AWI LICENSING LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 16:
17. A ceiling system comprising:
a carrier component extending along a first longitudinal axis and comprising a body portion and a plurality of support members extending from the body portion in a spaced apart manner along the first longitudinal axis, each of the support members comprising a distal end and a second longitudinal axis; and
a plurality of a first type of panels, each of the first type of panels having a first height; and
a plurality of a second type of panels, each of the second type of panels having a second height;
wherein the carrier component is configured to support the plurality of the first type of panels at a first axial position along the support members so that a bottom end of each of the first type of panels is located a first distance from the distal ends of the support members, and wherein the carrier component is configured to support the plurality of the second type of panels at the first axial position along the support members so that a bottom end of each of the second type of panels is located a second distance from the distal ends of the support members, the second distance being different than the first distance; and
wherein each of the first type of panels and each of the second type of panels comprises a bottom wall, a first sidewall extending from the bottom wall to a first distal end, and a second sidewall extending from the bottom wall to a second distal end, the first and second distal ends lying in a reference plane, the first and second types of panels comprising a cavity defined between the reference plane and the bottom wall, and wherein at least a portion of each of the support members that the first and second types of panels are mounted to is located within the cavity.