Patent ID: 11873643
Assignee: AWI LICENSING LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 9:
10. An overhead grid assembly for a suspended ceiling system, the overhead grid assembly comprising:
a plurality of first support members configured to be arranged in a parallel configuration, each of the first support members comprising a first longitudinal axis;
a plurality of second support members configured to be arranged in a parallel configuration, each of the second support members comprising a second longitudinal axis, the first and second support members configured to be arranged so that the first longitudinal axes of each of the first support members is oriented at a first angle relative to the second longitudinal axes of each of the second support members;
a plurality of bracket members, each of the bracket members comprising a first channel comprising a first channel axis and a second channel comprising a second channel axis, wherein a portion of one of the first support members is configured to nest within the first channel and a portion of one of the second support members is configured to nest within the second channel;
wherein each of the bracket members is adjustable to modify a second angle measured between the first and second channel axes to match the second angle to the first angle; and
wherein each of the plurality of second support members is coupled to a structural framework by a cable, and wherein each of the plurality of first support members rest atop of a top surface of one or more of the plurality of second support members without being directly coupled to the structural framework.