Ceiling system
A ceiling system that includes at least one acoustic ceiling tile that can be quickly and easily installed onto a ceiling hanger system. The ceiling system may comprise an acoustic ceiling tile and a plurality of magnetic assemblies. Each of the magnetic assemblies may comprise a magnet retaining clip and a magnet secured to the magnet retaining clip. The plurality of magnetic assemblies can be detachably coupled to a side of the acoustic ceiling tile so that the acoustic ceiling tile can be mounted to a ceiling hanger system via magnetic coupling.
1 . A ceiling system comprising:
a ceiling hanger system;
an acoustic ceiling tile comprising a bottom surface and a side wall extending upward from the bottom surface;
a plurality of magnetic assemblies, each of the magnetic assemblies comprising a magnetic retaining clip and a magnet secured to the magnetic retaining clip, the plurality of magnetic assemblies detachably coupled to the side wall of the acoustic ceiling tile at multiple locations about a perimeter of the acoustic ceiling tile; and
the acoustic ceiling tile mounted to the ceiling hanger system via magnetic coupling between the magnets of the plurality of magnetic assemblies and the ceiling hanger system;
wherein, for each of the magnetic assemblies, the magnetic retaining clip is a resilient clip that is alterable from an original shape to an open state when subjected to a force and returns to the original shape upon cessation of the force, the magnetic assembly capable of being removed from the side wall of the acoustic ceiling tile when in the open state.
2 . The ceiling system according to claim 1 wherein the side wall extends about the perimeter of the ceiling tile.
3 . The ceiling system according to claim 1 wherein the acoustic ceiling tile is formed of a felt material.
4 . The ceiling system according to claim 1 further comprising:
for each of the magnetic assemblies, the magnetic retaining clip comprising a bottom plate section, a first plate section extending upward from the bottom plate section, and a second plate section extending upward from the bottom plate section, a channel formed between the first and second plate sections; and
the side wall of the acoustic ceiling tile nesting within the channels of the plurality of magnetic assemblies.
5 . The ceiling system according to claim 4 wherein, for each of the magnetic retaining clips, each of the first and second plate sections comprises at least one retaining tab extending into the channel for holding the magnetic retaining clip to the side wall of the acoustic ceiling tile.
6 . The ceiling system according to claim 4 wherein each of the magnetic retaining clips comprises a magnet retaining tab that is coplanar with the bottom plate section and protrude outward from the second plate section.
7 . The ceiling system according to claim 6 wherein, for each of the magnetic retaining clips, the magnet retaining tab extends inward from the side wall of the acoustic ceiling tile.
8 . The ceiling system according to claim 4 wherein each of the magnetic retaining clips is a single plate bent into shape; and wherein each of the plurality of magnetic assembles is slidably mounted to the side wall.
9 . The ceiling system according to claim 1 further comprising:
the ceiling hanger system comprising a plurality of ceiling hangers arranged in a rectilinear grid; and
the plurality of magnetic assemblies magnetically coupled to lower surfaces of the plurality of ceiling hangers.