Abstract: An improved roof or ceiling fitting for a monorail system, particularly useful in low seam coal mines. Rail suspension assemblies are each secured in a single counterbored roof hole and are adjustable vertically and laterally for alignment. A bolt is anchored in a hole and supports a collar-end of a crank-shaped suspension unit within the counterbore. A suspension-pin end offset from the collar axis extends below the roof to support a cleat for attachment to a rail. A roof plate is threaded on the collar and bears against the roof.

Abstract: A grid structure is illustrated for positioning in interwoven relation therewith a length of fabric in open width constituting an assembly useful as a ceiling and the like inside buildings.

Abstract: A display for ceiling boards is fabricated to provide consumers with an indication of the different ceiling board designs which are available for purchase. The display is suspended at an inclined relationship for the purpose of displaying the different ceiling designs in a simulated suspended ceiling arrangement. Divider means are provided between adjacent ceiling designs to segregate the different designs and to more clearly simulate a room display for each design.

Abstract: A ceiling hanger adapted to be removably installed on a horizontal supporting strip of a tile ceiling structure wherein tile panels are provided with edge portions resting on opposed edge portions of the supporting strip. The hanger includes a plate having a U-shaped end portion embracing one edge of the supporting strip, a midportion underlying the supporting strip, and a retaining clip embracing the opposite edge of the supporting strip and retaining the plate midportion juxtaposed to the underside of the supporting strip. The plate further includes a distal hanger portion which is bent downwardly about a connecting portion of the plate to provide a support such as for hanging an advertisement or the like from the ceiling supporting strip.

Abstract: An apparatus for moving loads from one position to another, employing an arrangement of a plurality of loop and/or spur tracks supported from above and having terminals converging in a direction of a pivot point having secured thereat a radial transfer track having a free swinging end adapted to couple with any of the loop and/or spur tracks to effect transfer of a hoisted load supported on one of the tracks, to another track via the radial transfer track. The radial transfer track is supported, adjacent its swinging end, on an arcuate support track which is concentric to an arcuate line passing through all of the converging terminals of the loop and/or spur tracks.

Abstract: An energy conserving building having an interior living area, an attic, and a ceiling completely isolating the attic from the interior living area. Ductwork for forced-air heating and cooling is mounted within the interior living area, completely exterior of the attic. Soffits may be provided mounting the ductwork against the ceiling and an interior wall, the soffits also forming a trough for indirect lighting. No water pipes, electric cables, or the like enter the attic either, and all lighting fixtures are mounted so that they are exterior of the attic, being disposed below the ceiling in false ceilings or the like. The roof has an 8/12 pitch with overhang vents and a continuous ridge vent for continuous natural air circulation. When the exterior walls are masonry blocks, insulation is provided between each interior partition and an adjoining exterior wall and the electrical outlets are mounted adjacent, but not in, the blocks.

Abstract: The suspension system is formed of a holder and a support member which is locked in the holder. The holder has a pair of shaped apertures which are disposed in opposed parallel relation which serve to receive constricted portions of the support member. The support member is fitted longitudinally into the apertures of the holder.

Abstract: A suspended ceiling comprises a plurality of prefabricated coffer-type modules which are independently and adjustably suspended from the overhead building structure by hanger wires connected to eye-bolts mounted at the corners of the individual modules.Panels are provided between the modules to effect interconnection thereof and to complete the ceiling structure.Air handling openings are provided in the module frames and lighting fixtures may be mounted within the modules.

Abstract: A cover for the swimming pool of a multipurpose gymnasium formed of one or more sections of metal, having an undulating bend with the cavities between the bends filled with a plastic foam material to increase its strength and to act as a sound and vibration damping material. The cover is suspended from the ceiling of the gymnasium by cables and lowered into place to cover the open area of the pool. Ultraviolet lamps are also mounted on the bottom of the cover and these lamps extend partway into the pool water when the cover is in place on the pool.

Abstract: A suspension device for a support, in particular a support for a fixing panel, in which a body portion is formed as an integral structure and has two laterally extending diverging arms extending from junction points on the body portions. The body portion has downwardly extending feet, which extend at least up to the junction point of the lower of the clamping arms, and the arms are provided with axially aligned apertures to receive a support bar on the panels. Locking feet are provided at the lower ends of the legs to engage in an orifice in a support member.

Abstract: A vertically suspended foil structure for sound muffling and light scattering false ceilings comprises a grid of U-shaped metal crossbeams, resting on longitudinal stringers, and foils attached to one another by a crossbeam engaging device having a spring biassed head for insertion in a hole through a metal plate and a prismatic body whereto a foil is affixed rigidly, each crossbeam having holes through the upper side thereof and mating notches in its wing portions adapted to engage the head in the hole and concurrently snap engage two opposite corners of the crossbeam engaging device in the wing portions.

Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment, a construction clip for rigidly interconnecting and uniformly spacing a pair of ceiling inverted-tee support members defining an air conditioning air-slot through the ceiling is provided. Further, the clip provides support for the air conditioning ducts which carry air from the main air conditioning ducts to the air-slot. The clip, which is preferably formed of a high grade spring steel, includes an elongated body member having at each extremity a pair of legs extending normally upward from the body member and into a generally U-shaped configuration for securely gripping the vertical portion of the inverted-tee support members. The extremities of each leg are inwardly bent to form clasping hook ends for tightly gripping the tee member vertical portion in a sliding relation. Each pair of legs defines a slot therebetween which extends from the body member to the extremities of the legs to enable the clip to be positioned over intersecting tee members.

Abstract: A light fixture support is provided comprising a support bar having slots at the extremities which cooperate with inverted "T" members forming the framework for a conventional suspended ceiling to adjustably locate and secure a light fixture within the framework. The slot configuration defined by the light fixture support permits the enlarged extremity of the upstanding portion of the "T" member to be rotated for insertion within the slot, returned to a vertical position, and retained within the slot. If desired, an adjustable support may be provided for accommodating a variety of "T" member spacings or for compact packaging with a light fixture.

Abstract: The device comprises, for anchoring each T-shaped fixing bolt in a concrete element, a passageway opening onto an outer face of the element and extended by a cavity which allows rotation of the head of the bolt through 90.degree.. A longitudinal reinforcement which is parallel to the outer face is located at a short distance from the outer face and near to the inner end of the passageways. The reinforcement has in the region of each passageway an opening for the passage of the head of the fixing bolt when this head extends in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the reinforcement. Two retaining surfaces adjoining the opening retain the head of the bolt when it is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the reinforcement.

Abstract: A spring loaded compression strut adapted for mounting between the members of a suspended ceiling grid system and an overhead structural framework. The strut presses downwardly on the grid system so that the latter resists sudden upward movement as might be caused during an earthquake with the corresponding results that the integrity of the ceiling panel system is more adequately protected during such an event since the supporting grid members therefore are not subject to sudden, relative disorientation. The strut includes clip means at its upper and lower ends adapted for respective connection to the overhead structural framework and the grid members which enables the strut to be readily assembled with existing suspended ceiling systems since it is mounted in an external manner with respect to hanger wires found in such existing ceiling systems.

Abstract: An anti-smoke hanging wall has a channel bar with a downward-opening slot which is exposed in the ceiling of a building. Bolts hanging from said channel bar slot support a wall-bearer and a wall, hanging from said channel bar slot by means of said wall-bearer.

Abstract: A hanger clip for attachment to suspended ceilings of the type having inverted T-shaped overhead beams for supporting ceiling panels is formed from a continuous thin elongated strip with a U-bend portion formed in approximately the middle of the strip having a depth at least sufficient to receive the horizontal flange of the overhead beam, a downwardly extending portion which has formed in the lower end thereof a means for attachment to an article to be displayed, and a vertically upright portion which is adapted to be placed between the vertical leg of the overhead beam and a ceiling panel installed on that beam to hold the hanger clip securely in place. In another embodiment, a pair of hanger clips are fastened together at their lower ends and then placed on opposite sides of the overhead beam.

Abstract: A modular ceiling system utilizing a plurality of stringers interlocked with one another to provide a high strength, non-warping suspended ceiling grid assembly. The T-shaped stringer employed in the grid assembly has a channel-shaped T-head designed to support acoustical ceiling tiles flush with the lower edge of the stringers. The main stringers are arranged parallel to one another and interlocked to secondary stringers to provide a grid of four sided cells. Part of the secondary stringers have the same length as one side of a single cell and others are of double that length. The double length secondary stringers are constructed to have a snug snap-lock joint with the main stringers whereas the single length secondary stringers have a snug, non-locking fit between the mid-portions of the double length stringers.

Abstract: A ceiling construction for demonstration equipment comprises a number of rectangular panels which between them define guide slots for a sliding link chain which will carry samples. The panels are supported by parallel rails which carry undercut longitudinal grooves on their lower sides for the receipt of clamping elements carried on the upper surfaces of the panels, the disposition of the grooves and clamping elements being such as to maintain a desired width along the length of the slots. Adjacent panels may be spaced as required in the longitudinal direction of the grooves by longitudinally positioned spacing pieces positioned in the grooves.

Abstract: A fixture support for a grid-type ceiling, comprising spaced clip means adapted for mounting on spaced, generally parallel, inverted T-shaped, in cross section, grid bars, with the clips having a plurality of vertically spaced openings therein for mounting a bridging bar therebetween, the bridging bar having hanger means mounted thereon for suspending a fixture, such as an electrical outlet box therefrom, and with the vertically spaced openings on the clip providing for selective vertical positioning of the bridging bar and associated hanger means with respect to the clips, thereby varying the vertical position of the outlet box with respect to the ceiling grid.

Abstract: A building construction and method for transforming a large open space into a plurality of smaller rooms. A portable room module is folded into an essentially planar configuration for storage. The module is supported upon retractable wheels and accommodates movement from a storage location to a predetermined utility location within a larger room. In the utility location, the portable room module is expanded to room size and an elevated ceiling unit is lowered so as to rest upon the room module and form a ceiling unit therefor. Partially collapsible insulating material is situated at joints of the wall portions of the room module and also at the top and bottom of the wall portions so as to form an acoustic and hermetic seal when the module is unfolded and when the elevated ceiling unit comes to rest upon the wall panels.

Abstract: There is disclosed an improved ceiling support fixture and hanging clamp assembly formed by a hanging clamp of the type formed by a V-shaped element providing two upwardly extending legs, each of the legs having a laterally outwardly extending flange portion and a return support flange portion, and a ceiling support fixture formed by an elongated support base terminating at opposed lateral ends, the support base having mount means associated therewith for mounting the same to an overlying support surface, and the ceiling fixture further provided with spacer means associated with the support base to space the support base a distance from the overlying support surface, and the spacer means further functioning to space the support base a distance from the overlying support surface to permit the return support flanges of hanging clamp to be inserted between the support base and the overlying support surface thereby to provide an improved ceiling support fixture and hanging clamp assembly.

Abstract: A multiple-line soffit system for supporting wall and window coverings such as blinds or draperies. The system is constituted by a series of interlocked modules having planar faces which extend from the perimeter wall into the room area, the modules being supported from an overhead structure by hooks or other means. Each module serving as a supporting fixture for a window or wall covering is provided with a recessed channel having a narrow entrance defined by a fixed ledge and a gate spaced from the ledge to create a linear slit extending the full length of the module. The ledge and gate lie flush with the face of the module to provide a surface free of projections. The gate is adapted to swing inwardly to admit a head piece, control cords and rollers or whatever other hardware is entailed, whereby to install a covering, all that need be done is to lift the gate to permit insertion of the hardware into the channel, the gate then being returned to its normal position to entrap the hardware.

Abstract: A plurality of motors are affixed to opposite spaced parallel walls of a room. A plurality of cable-type support members each has a first end affixed to a false ceiling at a corresponding point thereof and a second end affixed to a corresponding one of the motors. The false ceiling is thus supported in parallel spaced relation with the ceiling of the room and is selectively varied in its distance from the ceiling of the room by operation of the motors.

Abstract: For a poured concrete basement wall, horizontally spaced rectangular plates are secured to the inner face of the outer wall form in parallel spaced relationship thereto. The inner wall form is then space from the inner face of the plates. Temporary fasteners are inserted through the outer wall form and secured to the plates and shielded from concrete which is then poured into the space between the forms. After setting, the fasteners are removed, the forms removed, and long rods having L-shaped ends remote from the wall are disposed in trenches directed outwardly from the wall, the inner ends being secured to the plates replacing the fasteners. The L-shaped ends are set in concrete poured in the ground and serve as anchors. The rods, anchors, and trenches are then covered up with backfill against the wall.

Abstract: A method and girder structure for attachment of ceiling-suspended equipment in operating theatres, X-ray-and examination rooms with joists and intermediate ceiling in hospitals, clinics and surgeries, a permanent load-carrying structure being attached to the ceiling of the room, a girder structure which is broad in relation to its height being attached to the joists, with its lower edge flush with the intermediate ceiling, said structure being provided with pipes and ducts for gases, fluids and exhaust in one channel and electric cables in another channel, an equipment for operating table lighting, anaesthesia, artificial ventilation, surgical distribution boards and X-ray equipment being displaceably secured to the girder structure which is also used for joint earthing of the ceiling-suspended equipment.