Granted Patent B2

US 12,483,016 · App. 18/423,082 · Granted Nov 25, 2025

Inventors: Martin Lee Witherbee (Highland, IL); Shane Amedeo Semple (Canonsburg, PA)

Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited

H02G3/10F16B5/0208

Abstract

Claims (35)

1 . An acoustic tee mounting clip, comprising:

a body having a lower portion, an upper portion, a first arm, and a second arm,

wherein the upper portion transitions to the lower portion through an offset connection portion, the offset connection portion is angled inward such that a portion of the lower portion connected to the offset connection portion is more inward relative to a portion of the upper portion connected to the offset connection portion,

wherein the upper portion comprises a first bent portion, a second bent portion, and a first cut-out, wherein the first cut-out is disposed between the first bent portion and the second bent portion,

wherein the first arm and the second arm are respectively disposed at distal ends of the first bent portion and the second bent portion, wherein the first arm and the second arm bend outward from the distal ends and are configured to be fastened to a horizontal surface of a support structure.

2 . The acoustic tee mounting clip of claim 1 , wherein a bottom end of the lower portion comprises two legs configured to rest against a base of a ceiling member.

3 . The acoustic tee mounting clip of claim 1 , wherein edges of the lower portion taper toward each other closer to an end of the lower portion.

4 . The acoustic tee mounting clip of claim 1 , wherein the first bent portion and the second bent portion are configured to rest against an enlarged end of a stem of a ceiling member.

5 . The acoustic tee mounting clip of claim 1 , wherein the upper portion comprises:

a second cut-out; and

a central tab disposed between the first bent portion and the second bent portion, wherein the central tab provides an attachment point for the acoustic tee mounting clip.

6 . The acoustic tee mounting clip of claim 5 , wherein the first cut-out is disposed between the first bent portion and the central tab, and wherein the second cut-out is disposed between the central tab and the second bent portion.

7 . The acoustic tee mounting clip of claim 5 , wherein the first bent portion, the second bent portion, and the central tab collectively define a channel configured to receive an enlarged end of a stem of a ceiling member.

8 . The acoustic tee mounting clip of claim 1 , wherein at least one rib is formed along the lower portion and/or the upper portion.

9 . The acoustic tee mounting clip of claim 1 , wherein the lower portion, the upper portion, the first arm, and the second arm are formed from a continuous sheet of metal.

10 . A bracket system, comprising:

a ceiling bracket;

at least one ceiling member; and

at least one acoustic tee mounting clip configured to couple the ceiling bracket to the at least one ceiling member, wherein the at least one acoustic tee mounting clip comprises:

a body having a lower portion, an upper portion, a first arm, and a second arm,

wherein the upper portion transitions to the lower portion through an offset connection portion, the offset connection portion is angled inward such that a portion of the lower portion connected to the offset connection portion is more inward relative to a portion of the upper portion connected to the offset connection portion,

wherein the upper portion comprises a first bent portion, a second bent portion, and a first cut-out, wherein the first cut-out is disposed between the first bent portion and the second bent portion,

wherein the first arm and the second arm are respectively disposed at distal ends of the first bent portion and the second bent portion, wherein the first arm and the second arm bend outward from the distal ends and are configured to be fastened to a horizontal surface of the ceiling bracket.

11 . The bracket system of claim 10 , further comprising an electrical box coupled to the ceiling bracket through a mounting bracket.

12 . The bracket system of claim 11 , further comprising a hanging wire coupled to the at least one acoustic tee mounting clip via an attachment point configured to support a weight of the at least one acoustic tee mounting clip, the ceiling bracket, and the electrical box.

13 . The bracket system of claim 10 , wherein a distal end of the lower portion comprises two legs configured to rest against a base of a ceiling member.

14 . The bracket system of claim 10 , wherein edges of the lower portion taper toward each other closer to an end of the lower portion.

15 . The bracket system of claim 10 , wherein the first bent portion and the second bent portion are configured to rest against an enlarged end of a stem of a ceiling member.

16 . The bracket system of claim 10 , wherein the upper portion comprises:

a second cut-out; and

a central tab disposed between the first bent portion and the second bent portion, wherein the central tab provides an attachment point for the acoustic tee mounting clip.

17 . The bracket system of claim 16 , wherein the first cut-out is disposed between the first bent portion and the central tab, and wherein the second cut-out is disposed between the central tab and the second bent portion.

18 . The bracket system of claim 16 , wherein the first bent portion, the second bent portion, and the central tab collectively define a channel configured to receive an enlarged end of a stem of a ceiling member.

19 . The bracket system of claim 10 , wherein at least one rib is formed along the lower portion and/or the upper portion.

20 . The bracket system of claim 10 , wherein the lower portion, the upper portion, the first arm, and the second arm are formed from a continuous sheet of metal.

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