Patent ID: 6516582
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
A wall angle for use in installing a suspended ceiling grid structure within a walled enclosure, the grid structure including a plurality of main grid runners and hanger wires suspending the main runners from an overhead support of the room enclosure, said wall angle comprising:an elongated body having, in cross section, a profile with a first side and a second side extending from an interconnecting edge with said first side; a first interval indicia placed at first selected length intervals along said body and for marking first iterative locations for engagement of the main runners and hanger wires, said first interval indicia further comprising a first series of punch-out shapes designating increments of at least every four feet along said body; a second interval indicia placed at second selected length intervals along said body and for marking second iterative locations for engagement of said wall angle to the walled enclosure; and a third interval indicia placed at third selected length intervals along said body and for establishing at least one of an overall height and length of the grid structure; said wall angle being employed in any of a number of different measuring and marking applications to decrease the time necessary to install the suspended ceiling structure.