Patent ID: 8051618
Filing Date: 2011-11-08
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
1. A clip for suspending ceiling panels from a horizontal channel having a C-shape formed by a vertical web and integral opposed horizontal upper and lower flanges, the clip comprising a sheet metal body, the body being generally planar and including a vertical web extending between upper and lower portions, the upper portion being configured to overlie the horizontal upper flange of the channel when installed thereon, the lower portion being configured to lie primarily below the horizontal lower flange of the channel, the lower portion being bent along a horizontal line to form a generally upstanding hook section with a free edge substantially above the horizontal line and adapted to be received in a downwardly open channel on the ceiling panel beneath the C-shaped channel to enable the clip to support the panel by transferring the weight of the panel to the C-shaped channel, the hook section being fixed against horizontal movement relative to the body vertical web, one of said upper and lower portions including a bend zone relatively weaker than surrounding areas of the said one portion enabling a part of the one portion to be bent about a horizontal axis to wrap a portion of a side of the C-shaped channel opposite a side of the channel adjacent said body vertical web, the lower portion of said body including an integral bendable tab at a bend zone relatively weaker than surrounding areas and capable of being bent about a vertical axis over a panel channel engaged by said hook section in a manner that vertically locks said panel relative to said clip.