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

Claim 0:
1. A ceiling system comprising:
a carrier component extending along a first longitudinal axis, the carrier component 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 second longitudinal axis;
at least one first panel configured to be removably mounted to the carrier component by engagement with a first set of one or more of the plurality of support members of the carrier component so that an uppermost edge of the at least one first panel is located at a first axial position along the one or more of the plurality of support members, the at least one first panel comprising a first cavity defined between the uppermost edge of the at least one first panel and a bottom wall of the at least one first panel, and wherein when the at least one first panel is mounted to the carrier component, each of the one or more of the plurality of support members of the first set that the at least one first panel is engaged with is at least partially located within the first cavity of the at least one first panel; and
at least one second panel configured to be removably mounted to the carrier component by engagement with a second set of one or more of the plurality of support members of the carrier component so that an uppermost edge of the at least one second panel is located at a second axial position along the one or more of the plurality of support members, the at least one second panel comprising a second cavity defined between the uppermost edge of the at least one second panel and a bottom wall of the at least one second panel, and wherein when the at least one second panel is mounted to the carrier component, each of the one or more of the plurality of support members of the second set that the at least one second panel is engaged with is at least partially located within the second cavity of the at least one second panel; and
wherein the first and second axial positions are different from one another.