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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2005
Applicants:
Gregory M. Ahren, Lakewood, OH (US);
John D. Bankston, Amherst, OH (US);
Inventors:
Gregory M. Ahren, Lakewood, OH (US);
John D. Bankston, Amherst, OH (US);
Assignee:
USG Interiors, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cross panel for a grid type suspended ceiling comprising a sheet metal body forming a rectangular face adapted to close the space between the flanges of a pair of parallel grid tees. The panel has four connectors each adjacent a respective corner of the panel face and adapted to extend through a slot in the web of the adjacent grid tee for interlocking the panel to the tees in a manner that maintains the parallel spacing and alignment of the tees and affords a simple, aesthetically pleasing appearance.