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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 1986
Filed:
Jul. 01, 1985
James C Ollinger, Lancaster, PA (US);
Melvin H Shaub, Lancaster, PA (US);
Armstrong World Industries, Inc., Lancaster, PA (US);
Abstract
An acoustical ceiling tile is provided with a metal facing sheet covering at least one raised rib on the surface of the acoustical tile. The raised rib has two parallel sides and the facing sheet is made with two parallel edges having the ends thereof spaced apart a distance slightly less than the rib width. Consequently, the edges of the facing sheet will engage the edges of the rib and frictionally hold the facing sheet over the flat surface of the rib. The above structure will permit humidity and temperature to cause fluctuation in the dimensions of the base sheet containing the raised rib without resulting in any distortion of the metal facing sheet.