Patent ID: 9353521
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: E04B

Claim Text:
1. A ceiling-mounted vertical baffle system comprising: an overhead ceiling support structure; a longitudinally-extending suspension bar mounted from the ceiling support structure in a suspended manner and having a first height, the suspension bar including a longitudinal axis, a main section having a first transverse profile and a first width measured transversely to the longitudinal axis, and a plurality of mounting segments spaced axially apart along a length of the suspension bar, the mounting segments having a reduced second transverse profile which is less than the first transverse profile of the main section, wherein the mounting segments have a second width measured transversely to the longitudinal axis less than the first width of the main section forming peripheral grooves on opposite lateral sides of the bar at each mounting segment; and a vertical panel mountable to the suspension bar and having a second height, the panel including an upper hook element disposed proximate to a top of the panel, the hook element being configured to detachably engage a mounting segment of the suspension bar to secure the panel to the suspension bar; wherein the first height of the suspension bar is less than the second height of the panel.