Patent ID: 9745747
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: E04B

Claim:
1. An adapter for securing a cross beam to a main beam in a suspended ceiling, the adapter comprising: a first leg attached to a first end of a curved offset portion, the first leg including a ramp portion on a top edge of the first leg and a hook portion on a bottom edge of the first leg, and the curved offset portion having an arc length of greater than 90 degrees; and a second leg attached to a second end of the offset portion on a first side of the first leg, wherein the first leg attaches to the curved offset portion at an angle opposite the curvature of the offset portion, such that the first leg forms an angle with the second leg of greater than 90 degrees, and wherein the second leg includes a portion extending above the first leg to a second side of the first leg.