Patent ID: 9663947
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: E04B,F16M

Claim:
1. A suspended ceiling comprising: a grid of beams below a structural support, each of the beams being made of roll-formed sheet metal and having an inverted T cross section having a vertical web having a top and a bottom, horizontal flanges extending opposite from one another at the bottom of the vertical web, and at least one bulb at the top of the vertical web; a threaded hang rod above the grid of beams secured into the structural support, the threaded hang rod further secured to the grid of beams by a hang clip including: a side profile comprising an upper end and a bottom end, the bottom end being a free end, the side profile extending only along a single side of the profile of the bulb and the web of one beam of the grid of beams, an anchoring hole in the side profile allowing the hang clip to be secured to the web of the one beam of the grid of beams, and a top arm attached to the upper end of the side profile which is angled with respect to the side profile and crosses over top of the one beam, the top arm receiving the threaded hang rod, the threaded hang rod secured to the top arm by a first nut secured to the threaded hang rod above the top arm and a second nut secured to the threaded hang rod below the top arm; and wherein the hang clip is configured to transmit a load, exerted on the suspended ceiling from below, upwardly through the vertical web of the one beam without twisting or bending the grid of beams.