Patent ID: 11879250
Assignee: AWI LICENSING LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A panel assembly for a suspended ceiling system, the panel assembly comprising:
a ceiling panel comprising a front surface, a rear surface opposite the front surface, and a groove formed into the rear surface, the groove comprising a plurality of sides and a plurality of corners;
a plurality of suspension bars configured to be disposed within the groove of the ceiling panel along the sides thereof, each of the suspension bars defining a channel;
a plurality of corner brackets, each of the corner brackets comprising a first arm component extending along a first arm axis and a second arm component extending along a second arm axis and being coupled to the first arm component, wherein the corner brackets are adjustable to alter an angle measured between the first and second arm axes, and wherein the corner brackets are configured to be disposed within the groove of the ceiling panel along the corners thereof so that for each of the corner brackets, the first arm component at least partially nests within the channel of a first one of the suspension bars and the second arm component at least partially nests within the channel of a second one of the suspension bars; and
wherein the corner brackets are adjustable to alter the angle measured between the first and second arm axes between a minimum angle and a maximum angle, wherein the first and second arm components abut one another to prevent the angle from being adjusted to below the minimum angle or above the maximum angle, and wherein the minimum angle is an acute angle of approximately 30°.