US 12,110,685 B2
Multi-level carrier for ceiling panels and ceiling panel system
Michael Magin, Cumming, GA (US); Birsen Kilinc, Marietta, GA (US); and David A. Bailey, Norcross, GA (US)
Assigned to CertainTeed Ceilings Corporation, Malvern, PA (US)
Filed by CertainTeed Ceilings Corporation, Malvern, PA (US)
Filed on Jul. 16, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/378,182.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/053,174, filed on Jul. 17, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0018127 A1, Jan. 20, 2022
Int. Cl. E04B 9/24 (2006.01); E04B 9/18 (2006.01); E04B 9/22 (2006.01); E04B 9/28 (2006.01); E04B 9/36 (2006.01)
CPC E04B 9/28 (2013.01) [E04B 9/18 (2013.01); E04B 9/225 (2013.01); E04B 9/366 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A carrier configured to mount ceiling panels at varying heights, the carrier having a length extending in a longitudinal direction from a first end to a second end, the carrier comprising:
an elongate support structure extending in the longitudinal direction;
a plurality of attachment projections positioned along the length of the carrier, each of the attachment projections extending down from the support structure and being configured to hold a ceiling panel, the plurality of attachment projections including:
a first group of attachment projections, each attachment projection in the first group including a body and an upper hanger comprising a first upper flange extending from the body in the longitudinal direction, the upper hanger being positioned at a first elevation, each attachment projection in the first group not further including a lower hanger; and
a second group of attachment projections, each attachment projection in the second group including a body and a lower hanger comprising a first lower flange from the body in the longitudinal direction, the lower hanger being positioned at a second elevation that is further from a top side of support structure than the first elevation, each attachment projection in the second group not further including an upper hanger.