Patent ID: 7051485

Claim:
A ceiling panel system installable to supporting beams from beneath, comprising a plurality of ceiling panels each having: a) a ceiling portion having a top surface; b) a first interlocking retaining bracket formed along one long side of the ceiling portion, consisting of; (i) a vertical wall extending at a right angle from the top surface of the ceiling portion; (ii) a top portion extending from the vertical wall of the top portion at a right angle; (iii) an outwardly extending flange extending from the top portion at an oblique angle; and (iv) an inwardly extending member extending from the lower portion of said outwardly extending flange at an acute angle; c) a second interlocking retaining bracket formed along a side of said ceiling portion opposite said first bracket, consisting of; (i) a vertical wall extending at a right angle to said top surface of the ceiling portion; (ii) an inwardly extending flange extending from said vertical wall at an acute angle; (iii) an outwardly extending member extending from said inwardly extending flange at an oblique angle; d) said first interlocking retaining bracket of a first ceiling panel being detachably securable to a second interlocking retaining bracket of a second ceiling panel.