US 12,421,722 B2
Ceiling baffle assembly
Jason T. Gillette, Chicago, IL (US); and Kuan-Wen Chiu, Chicago, IL (US)
Assigned to Turf Design, Inc., Gilberts, IL (US)
Filed by TURF DESIGN, INC., Gilberts, IL (US)
Filed on Apr. 29, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/648,479.
Application 18/648,479 is a continuation of application No. 18/120,225, filed on Mar. 10, 2023, granted, now 12,000,147.
Application 18/120,225 is a continuation of application No. 16/792,573, filed on Feb. 17, 2020, granted, now 11,603,661, issued on Mar. 14, 2023.
Application 16/792,573 is a continuation of application No. 15/639,572, filed on Jun. 30, 2017, granted, now 10,584,488, issued on Mar. 10, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/518,347, filed on Jun. 12, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/517,640, filed on Jun. 9, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/357,066, filed on Jun. 30, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/357,026, filed on Jun. 30, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2024/0279924 A1, Aug. 22, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E04B 9/00 (2006.01); E04B 1/82 (2006.01); E04B 1/84 (2006.01); E04B 9/04 (2006.01); E04B 9/06 (2006.01); E04B 9/36 (2006.01); G10K 11/162 (2006.01); G10K 11/168 (2006.01)
CPC E04B 9/001 (2013.01) [E04B 1/84 (2013.01); E04B 9/0414 (2013.01); E04B 9/045 (2013.01); G10K 11/162 (2013.01); G10K 11/168 (2013.01); E04B 2001/829 (2013.01); E04B 9/064 (2013.01); E04B 9/366 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A ceiling baffle assembly comprising:
a panel structure that is alterable between a flat state and a folded state, wherein in the folded state the panel structure forms a ceiling baffle that is elongated along a longitudinal axis from a first end to a second end, the ceiling baffle comprising a top end having one or more insert locations, each of the one or more insert locations being elongated across the top end along a respective plane that is orthogonal to the longitudinal axis;
at least one locking piece comprising a top portion, a first side portion extending downwardly from the top portion, and a second side portion extending downwardly from the top portion in a spaced apart manner from the first side portion, wherein the at least one locking piece is non-integral with the panel structure; and
wherein the first and second side portions of the at least one locking piece are configured to be inserted into one of the one or more insert locations to maintain the panel structure in the folded state, and wherein upon removal of the first and second side portions of the at least one locking piece from the one of the one or more insert locations the panel structure is configured to be altered from the folded state back to the flat state.