Patent ID: 9435121
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: E04B

Claim Text:
1. A grid assembly for hanging a ceiling panel, the grid assembly comprising: a grid support comprising at least one strut comprising a flange portion, a web portion extending upward from the flange portion, a bulb portion on the web portion, the bulb portion comprising an undersurface; a saddle bracket comprising a horizontal locking feature, a vertical locking feature, a panel mounting feature, and a web receiving cavity; the saddle bracket mounted to the strut so that the web portion of the strut is disposed in the web receiving cavity and the vertical locking feature of the saddle bracket engages the undersurface of the bulb portion, thereby vertically locking the saddle bracket to the strut; and the horizontal locking feature of the saddle bracket alterable between: (1) a first state in which the saddle bracket can slide horizontally along the strut while the saddle bracket remains vertically locked to the strut; and (2) a second state in which the horizontal locking element engages the web portion of the strut, thereby horizontally locking the saddle bracket to the strut.