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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2013
Les Plafonds Embassy Inc., Warwick, CA;
André St-Laurent, Laval, CA;
Vincent Gendreau, Montréal, CA;
LES PLAFONDS EMBASSY INC., Warwick, Quebec, CA;
Abstract
A clip assembly for a suspended ceiling having a ceiling panel and a runner comprises a top member and a bottom member. The top member has an upper wall for being secured to an overhead structure and a pair of lower spaced apart lateral walls downwardly extending from the upper wall. The lateral walls comprise respective outer surfaces and inner surfaces defining a channel therebetween. At least one inward fin extends from each of the inner surfaces into the channel in an upwardly sloped direction. The bottom member comprises a bottom end for being secured to the runner and opposite lateral surfaces therebetween. At least one outward fin extends from each of the lateral surfaces in a downwardly sloped direction that is complementary to the upward sloped direction of the at least one inward fin. The bottom member is inserted into the channel.