Patent ID: 9194123
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
1. A ceiling system comprising: a longitudinally extending grid support member defining a longitudinal axis, the grid support member including a bottom flange, a top stiffening channel, and a vertical web connecting the stiffening channel to the bottom flange; a ceiling panel; a torsion spring mounted on the ceiling panel; a spring clip slideably mounted on the grid support member and movable in opposing axial directions, the spring clip comprising a mounting portion, a pair of lateral flanges extending laterally outwards in opposing directions from the mounting portion, and a pair of resilient locking tabs, the pair of lateral flanges engaging and retaining the torsion spring; the pair of resilient locking tabs engaging the grid support member on opposing sides of the vertical web, each of the locking tabs located below a bottom surface of the top stiffening channel and configured to engage the bottom surface of the top stiffening channel to vertically lock the spring clip to the grid support member; wherein the locking tabs are symmetrically centrally arranged on the clip and spaced inwards from opposing ends of the clip such that each tab is diametrically opposite the other tab; wherein the locking tabs are formed as an integral bent portion of each lateral flange; and wherein the ceiling panel is supported from the grid support member by the torsion springs.