US 12,338,623 B2
Attachment components and system for ceiling panels
Nathan Pfeifer, Eugene, OR (US); and Rhett Shidaker, Eugene, OR (US)
Assigned to 9Wood, Inc., Springfield, OR (US)
Filed by 9Wood, Inc., Springfield, OR (US)
Filed on Apr. 4, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/713,114.
Prior Publication US 2023/0313528 A1, Oct. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. E04B 9/22 (2006.01); E04B 9/06 (2006.01)
CPC E04B 9/225 (2013.01) [E04B 9/067 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for connecting ceiling panels to a grid of suspended bars, comprising:
a plurality of said ceiling panels, each ceiling panel defining a lower surface opposite an upper surface, each ceiling panel comprising:
a. a plurality of plates attached to the upper surface of the ceiling panel, each plate defining a main surface and a standoff that is offset from the main surface by an offset distance wherein the standoff contacts the upper surface of the ceiling panel and the main surface is separated from the upper surface of the ceiling panel;
b. a plurality of spring yokes coupled adjacent the upper surface of the ceiling panel, each spring yoke including a horizontal portion located beneath the main surface of a corresponding one of the plates and coupled to the ceiling panel, the horizontal portion further including a window that receives the standoff of the plate configured to allow the spring yoke to move in a plane parallel to the upper surface of the ceiling panel; and
c. a plurality of springs, each spring coupling a corresponding one of the spring yokes to the grid of suspended bars.