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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2011
James J. Lehane, Jr., McHenry, IL (US);
Peder J. Gulbrandsen, Aurora, IL (US);
Mark R. Paulsen, Waukegan, IL (US);
Abraham M. Underkofler, Waukegan, IL (US);
James J. Lehane, Jr., McHenry, IL (US);
Peder J. Gulbrandsen, Aurora, IL (US);
Mark R. Paulsen, Waukegan, IL (US);
Abraham M. Underkofler, Waukegan, IL (US);
USG Interiors, LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Suspended ceiling grid runners include a flange extending laterally to both sides, the flange forming a three dimensional face including sides visible from below a plane of the grid, opposed cross runners intersecting through runners with their ends joined by mutually interlocking end connectors extending through a slot in the through runner, the cross runner ends including end edges configured to abut a respective side of the flange of the through runner, a connector when connected to an opposite connector causes the associated end edges to resiliently locally deflect the abutted flange side to substantially eliminate any gap therebetween.