Patent ID: 7010895

Claim:
A ceiling suspended from an existing ceiling of a room, the room including first and second pairs of antipode walls and joists that support the existing ceiling, the suspended ceiling comprising: a plurality of perimeter supports, each perimeter support having a front side, a back side, a top and bottom, the front side designed to face the interior of the room, the back side being secured against the first pair of antipode walls, the top of each perimeter support having a rabbit joint, said perimeter supports running substantially the entire length of the first pair of antipode walls; at least one center beam having an inner side and an outer side, the inner side designed to face the interior of the room while the outer side faces the existing ceiling, the center beam running substantially parallel to said perimeter supports; a brace attached to the center beam for fixedly attaching the center beam in a pre-determined location to the ceiling; and a plurality of rectangularly-shaped ceiling panels, each ceiling panel having an outer side that faces the existing ceiling and an inner side that faces the interior of the room, the ceiling panels designed to extend from at least one perimeter support to the center beam; a first rail attached on the inner side of each ceiling panel and along the edge of each ceiling panel that contacts its respective perimeter support, said first rail adapted to communicate with said rabbit joint on the perimeter support for restricting movement of the ceiling panel and ensuring the ceiling panel remains in place, said perimeter supports and said center beam bearing the weight of the ceiling panels.