Patent ID: 11952776
Assignee: ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 10:
11. A ceiling system comprising:
a first substrate having a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a peripheral edge comprising a plurality of sides extending between the first and second surfaces;
a plurality of securing members attached to the first surface of the first substrate, each of the plurality of securing members comprising:
a mounting flange having a bottom surface positioned in contact with the first surface of the first substrate and a top surface opposite the bottom surface;
a positioning member protruding from the top surface of the mounting flange and terminating in a distal edge, the positioning member comprising a first side edge and a second side edge; and
a grid engagement member extending from the distal edge of the positioning member and located centrally between the first and second side edges of the positioning member, wherein any vertical axis that intersects the grid engagement member also intersects the mounting flange; and
wherein each of the plurality of securing members is positioned adjacent to one of the plurality of sides and oriented so that the grid engagement member extends from the positioning member in a direction towards another one of the plurality of sides.