Suspension systems

1. A panel for use in a suspended ceiling system, the panel comprising a soft fiber substrate having a top surface, a bottom surface and a circumferential edge surface interposed between the top and bottom surfaces; a continuous, multidirectional in-board channel being routed in the top surface of the substrate; wherein the continuous, multidirectional in-board channel does not extend to the circumferential edge surface of the panel; the panel further comprising suspension bars which are positioned in the in-board channel, wherein all suspension points are in-board of the circumferential edge of the substrate; wherein the in-board channel includes a recess portion and a kerfed portion, the recessed portion extends from the top surface of the panel and the kerfed portion of the channel extends from the recessed portion.

2. The panel of claim 1 , wherein the recessed portion extends in a direction toward the bottom surface of the panel.

3. The panel of claim 2 , wherein the kerfed portion extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to the recessed portion.

4. The panel of claim 1 , wherein each suspension bar is mechanically and directly locked to another suspension bar.

5. The panel of claim 1 , wherein the suspension bars form an interlocked continuous orthogonal anchoring element.

6. The panel of claim 1 , wherein the suspension bars provide support to the substrate in both the longitudinal and cross axes.

7. The panel of claim 1 , wherein the continuous, multidirectional in-board channel is routed orthogonally in the top surface of the substrate.