Patent ID: 8413402

Claim:
A method for securing a saddle connector to a steel bulb of a steel beam in a grid of a suspended ceiling, wherein the steel bulb extends along the top of the steel beam, the improved method comprising: (a) providing the saddle connector with an inverted channel comprising an opposing first and opposing second side wall, (b) creating a first clear surface area on the first opposing side wall and a first tooth in the second opposing side wall that is opposite the first clear surface area, (c) using the first clear surface area as a support for a first jaw of a pair of manually operated pliers to force the first tooth in the second opposing side wall into the steel bulb by a force from a second jaw of the pair of manually operated pliers, the first tooth piercing the steel bulb, wherein when inserted the first tooth creates a second clear surface area on the second opposing side wall, (d) providing a second tooth in the first opposing side wall that is opposite the second clear surface area such that the first tooth and the second tooth are staggered along the opposing first and opposing second side walls, wherein the first and second tooth are each formed of hardened metal, and (e) using the second clear surface area as a support for the first jaw of the pair of manually operated pliers to force the second tooth in the first opposing side wall into the steel bulb by a force from the second jaw of the manually operated pliers, the second tooth piercing the steel bulb.