US 12,139,908 B2
Suspended ceiling panel holding clip
Imack Laydera-Collins, Benton, LA (US); Steven Jeremy Shugarts, Bossier City, LA (US); and Daniel E. Smiley, Benton, LA (US)
Assigned to Gordon Sales, Inc., Bossier City, LA (US)
Filed by Gordon Sales, Inc., Bossier City, LA (US)
Filed on Oct. 1, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/492,203.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/086,357, filed on Oct. 1, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0106788 A1, Apr. 7, 2022
Int. Cl. E04B 9/20 (2006.01); E04B 9/24 (2006.01)
CPC E04B 9/205 (2013.01) [E04B 9/242 (2013.01); E04B 9/245 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A suspended ceiling panel hold down clip, comprising:
a first outward curved section extending from an upper end to a lower end and including a crest between the upper end and the lower end; and
a first latching section extending in a downward and inward direction from a transition point above the crest of the first outward curved section, wherein the first latching section is continuously formed with the first outward curved section, wherein the first latching section is configured to engage and exert a horizontal, inward force on a grid tee of a suspended ceiling, and wherein the first outward curved section applies a horizontal, outward spring force.