One look acoustical ceiling tile

Abstract

A family of acoustical ceiling panels for schools, offices, hospitals and other public buildings provides for one consistent look throughout the building while yet provide a range of desired acoustical performances. The family includes a group of substrate mats of a bonded mixture of mineral fiber, glass fiber, and bi-component fibers. Each mat is chosen from a group including a thickness of ¾″, ⅞″ and 1″ depending upon acoustical performance. The group of substrate mats all have an exposed surface chosen from a group including fine texture, heavy texture, medium texture and light texture. The group of mats all have an edge chosen from a group including square, tegular and narrow tegular.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A family of acoustical ceiling panels for schools, offices, hospitals and other public buildings that provide for one consistent look throughout the building while yet provide a range of desired acoustical performance, comprising:
 a) a group of substrate mats comprised of a bonded mixture of mineral fiber, glass fiber, and bi-component fibers each mat chosen from a group comprising a thickness of ¾″, ⅞″ and 1″ depending upon acoustical performance;   b) wherein the group of substrate mats all have an exposed surface chosen from a group comprising fine texture, heavy texture, medium texture and light texture; and   c) wherein the group of substrate mats all have an edge chosen from a group comprising square, tegular and narrow tegular.   
     
     
         2 . A method of choosing a family of acoustical ceiling panels for schools, offices, hospitals and other public buildings that provide for one consistent look throughout the building while yet provide a range of desired acoustical performance, comprising:
 a) choosing a group of substrate mats comprising of a bonded mixture of mineral fiber, glass fiber, and bi-component fibers each mat chosen from a group comprising a , ⅞″ and 1″ depending upon acoustical performance;   b) choosing for all the group of substrate mats all having an exposed surface chosen from a group comprising fine texture, heavy texture, medium texture and light texture; and   c) choosing for the group of substrate mats all having an edge chosen from a group comprising square, tegular and narrow tegular.