Patents Examined by Chritsopher Todd Kent
  • Decorative elements for subceilings
    Patent number: 5495697
    Abstract: Miniature hollow beams for easy installation onto a conventional inverted T-bar subceiling framework are disclosed. The beams comprise two flat portions adapted to fit snugly against the T-bar rail, the beams having two hooked arms that snap over the edges of the rail and inwardly sloping, downwardly extending sidewalls that provide a decorative V-shaped or U-shaped appearance when sighted from below.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1996
    Inventors: Wesley T. K. Bischel, Joan V. Greenslade, Chester W. Hallett, Henry G. Stein