TWO-PART CHANNEL CROSS MEMBER

摘要

A cross member for a narrow channel in a suspended ceiling grid comprising a carrier and a cover, the carrier having a web and a planar flange on a lower edge of the web, end connectors at opposite ends of the carrier web, the cover having a three-dimensional cross-section with an overall width generally equal to the width of the carrier flange and integral bendable tabs, the tabs being adjacent the ends of the cover and short in comparison to a length of the cover, the tabs being constructed to be manually folded over the flange of the carrier to lock the cover to the carrier.

主权项

1. A cross member for a narrow channel in a suspended ceiling grid comprising a carrier and a cover, the carrier having a web and a planar flange on a lower edge of the web, the flange comprising two plies, one of the plies being integral with a main body sheet forming an upper hollow reinforcing bulb and said web, the other of said plies being formed by a cap sheet having longitudinal edges folded up into hems over longitudinal edges of the main body sheet whereby the carrier has the cross-sectional structure of a regular cross tee, end connectors at opposite ends of the carrier web, the cover having a three-dimensional cross-section with an overall width generally equal to the width of the carrier flange and four separate integral bendable tabs, the tabs being disposed on opposite edges of the cover and spaced from each end of the cover, each tab being short in a lengthwise direction of the cover in comparison to a length of the cover such that the tabs on each edge of the cover are widely spaced from one another, the tabs by virtue of their short length and wide spacing being constructed to be manually folded over the flange of the carrier while the carrier is installed in the channel to lock the cover to the carrier.