Patent ID: 8136321
Filing Date: 2012-03-20
Classification: E04B,E04F

Abstract:
1. A decorative panel for installation on a ceiling or wall as part of a grid of said panels, each said panel comprising: a formed sheet of thin sheet metal or plastic material having a main decorative portion and side edges forming a perimeter of said panel; said main decorative portion having an alignment cavity extending around a perimeter thereof; each of said side edges having a flange offset from and extending outwardly from said main decorative portion and a groove positioned between said main decorative portion and said flange and extending inwardly with respect to said main decorative portion; each said flange in said grid capable of overlapping a next adjacent said flange, each of said overlapping flanges receiving a fastener therethrough to retain each said panel against the ceiling or wall and defining a gap between adjacent said side edges of adjacent said panels with said grooves forming an opposing pair facing into and defining side walls of said gap; a resilient concealment strip having a π-shaped section and being similar in length to each of said side edges and having flexible sides which resiliently engage into said grooves to secure said strip in said gap to conceal said fasteners, said π-shaped section having outwardly extending flanges which align with and fit into said alignment cavities of adjacent said panels.