Clipped decorative structure

• US 20050011150A1
• Filed: 02/05/2004
• Published: 01/20/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Armstrong World Industries Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Armstrong World Industries Incorporated
• Inventors: Stackenwalt, Richard D., Krantz-Lilienthal, Eric, Bischel, Wesley T. K.
• Application Number:
  US10/774,233
• Publication Number:
  US 20050011150A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 52/311.100
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 9/00 Ceilings; Construction of ceilings, e.g. false ceilings; Ceiling construction with regard to insulation ceilings used as forms for making floors E04B5/00; coverings or linings for ceilings E04F13/00
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 9/061 supporting construction for curved ceilings
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 9/064 comprising extruded supporting beams
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 9/125 both members being continuous members
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 9/26 by means of snap action of elastically deformable elements held against the underside of the supporting construction
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 9/345 consisting of non-parallel slats, e.g. grids
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 2/248 of wire

Abstract

A decorative structure is provided that is suspended within a space and includes a panel fastened to a support structure by a clip. A portion of the clip extends along a face of the panel opposite that aligned adjacent the support structure. A decorative structure is also providing that includes a panel connected to a support structuring having a first member including a keyed aperture in which are disposed a first cross member and a second cross member interconnected to the first cross member. The decorative structure of the present invention may be curved.

Claims

1. A decorative structure comprising:

a panel having a first face and a second face;

a support structure aligned adjacent said second face of said panel; and

, a clip fastening said support structure to said panel and extending along a portion of said first face of said panel.

2. The decorative structure of claim 1, wherein said clip comprises a convolute retainer, wherein a portion of said convolute retainer extends along said portion of said first face of said panel.

3. The decorative structure of claim 1, wherein said panel is maintained in a flexed configuration.

4. The decorative structure of claim 1, wherein said support structure includes a first member having a keyed aperture.

5. The decorative structure of claim 4, wherein said first member is curved.

6. The decorative structure of claim 4, wherein said support structure further includes a first cross member disposed in said keyed aperture.

7. The decorative structure of claim 6, wherein said support structure further includes a second cross member disposed in said keyed aperture and interconnected to said first cross member.

8. The decorative structure of claim 7, wherein said first cross member and said second cross member are curved.

9. The decorative structure of claim 7, further comprising an intersection clip engaging said first member, said first cross member and said second cross member.

10. The decorative structure of claim 1, wherein said support structure comprises intersecting members and an intersection clip maintaining said intersecting members in position within said decorative structure.

11. The decorative structure of claim 10, wherein said intersection clip comprises two achiral halves.

12. The decorative structure of claim 10, wherein said intersection clip comprises a convolute saddle member.

13. The decorative structure of claim 1, wherein said clip comprises a major leg engaging said support structure.

14. The decorative structure of claim 13, wherein said clip comprises a minor leg engaging said support structure.

15. A decorative structure comprising:

a panel; and

,

a support structure connected to said panel, said support structure comprising a first member having a keyed aperture, a first cross member disposed in said keyed aperture and an intersection clip engaging said first member and said first cross member.

16. The decorative structure of claim 15, wherein said support structure is connected to said panel by a clip.

17. The decorative structure of claim 16, wherein said clip comprises a convolute retainer extending along a face of said panel.

18. The decorative structure of claim 16, wherein said clip comprises a major leg engaging said support structure.

19. The decorative structure of claim 18, wherein said clip further comprises a minor leg engaging said support structure.

20. The decorative structure of claim 16, wherein said intersection clip comprises two achiral halves.

21. The decorative structure of claim 16, wherein said intersection clip comprises a convolute saddle member.

22. The decorative structure of claim 15, wherein said panel is maintained in a flexed configuration by said support structure.

23. The decorative structure of claim 15, wherein said first member is curved.

24. The decorative structure of claim 15, wherein said first cross member is curved.

25. The decorative structure of claim 15, wherein said first cross member is interconnected to a second cross member disposed in said keyed aperture.