A secondary profile connector for a suspended ceiling system

Abstract

A secondary profile connector for a suspended ceiling system includes a secondary profile associated with the secondary profile connector and a primary profile having a web provided with an opening for reception of the secondary profile connector. The secondary profile connector includes a tongue arrangement insertable into the opening of the web of the primary profile for releasable connection of the secondary profile connector to the primary profile.

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         7 . A secondary profile connector for a suspended ceiling system comprising a secondary profile associated with the secondary profile connector and a primary profile having a web provided with an opening for reception of the secondary profile connector, the secondary profile connector comprising:
 a tongue arrangement insertable into the opening of the web of the primary profile for releasable connection of the secondary profile connector to the primary profile,   the tongue arrangement comprising a tab portion which, in a connected state of the secondary profile connector, is configured to abut an insertion side of the web for defining a first insertion depth for the secondary profile connector,   wherein the tab portion is configured to be deformed in response to being pressed against the insertion side of the web with a force exceeding a threshold value for defining a second insertion depth while maintaining engagement with the insertion side of the web, the second insertion depth being greater than the first insertion depth.   
     
     
         8 . The secondary profile connector according to  claim 7 , wherein the tab portion is defined by a slit extending in a longitudinal direction of the secondary profile connector. 
     
     
         9 . The secondary profile connector according to  claim 8 , wherein the tab portion comprises a distal end section which is configured to abut against the web in a position that does not coincide with a plane that is defined by the extension of a tongue arrangement base portion from which the tab portion extends. 
     
     
         10 . The secondary profile connector according to  claim 8 , wherein the tab portion comprises a distal end section which is configured to abut against the web in a position that coincides with a plane that is defined by the extension of a tongue arrangement base portion from which the tab portion extends. 
     
     
         11 . The secondary profile connector according to  claim 7 , wherein the tongue arrangement comprises a tongue configured for resilient lateral displacement in response to being subjected to a lateral force and comprising a hook member, wherein the hook member, in the connected state of the secondary profile connector, is configured for a hooked engagement with a corresponding hook member of a secondary profile connector inserted into the opening from the opposite side of the web. 
     
     
         12 . A suspended ceiling system comprising:
 the secondary profile connector according to  claim 7 , a secondary profile associated with the secondary profile connector, and a primary profile having a web provided with an opening,   wherein the secondary profile is releasable connectable to the primary profile by insertion of the secondary profile connector associated with the secondary profile into the opening in the web.