Patent ID: 8745946

Claim:
A ceiling tile suspension system comprising: a clip member securable to a structural component of a ceiling, said clip member having an upper surface and a pair of downwardly depending sides; a suspension track releasably securable to said clip member, said suspension track having a pair of upwardly extending legs, at least said sides of said clip member or said legs of said suspension track horizontally resiliently displaceable to releasably secure said suspension track to said clip member, said suspension track further including a pair of spaced apart downwardly extending side members that terminate in inwardly extending flanges; and, a ceiling tile suspension rail releasably securable to said suspension track, said ceiling tile suspension rail including longitudinal ceiling tile support surfaces to receive and support the edge of a ceiling tile, said ceiling tile suspension rail including outwardly oriented flanges that engage said inwardly extending flanges on said side members of said suspension track to releasably secure said suspension rail to said suspension track.