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A suspended ceiling system in which the grid runners are largely concealed by the panels to produce a distinctive high quality appearance. In various illustrated embodiments, the visual effect is produced as a result of the panels being separated by a relatively narrow gap in two perpendicular direc

A suspended ceiling system in which the grid runners are largely concealed by the panels to produce a distinctive high quality appearance. In various illustrated embodiments, the visual effect is produced as a result of the panels being separated by a relatively narrow gap in two perpendicular directions or by a narrow gap in one direction and essentially no gap in the perpendicular direction, and the grid being recessed above the main face of the panels. The panels are accurately positioned on the grid by metal clips, normally permanently attached to the panels, which engage upstanding flange portions of the grid runners. The accurate positioning afforded by the clips assures that visually distracting variations in the size of the narrow gaps are avoided. The clips can also serve to avoid accidental dislodging of the panels.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A suspended ceiling system comprising grid runners and rectangular panels supported on the grid runners, the grid runners being arranged in a repeating pattern with nominal center-to-center dimensions and to frame a plurality of rectangular areas, the panels being confi

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A suspended ceiling system comprising grid runners and rectangular panels supported on the grid runners, the grid runners being arranged in a repeating pattern with nominal center-to-center dimensions and to frame a plurality of rectangular areas, the panels being configured to substantially close the rectangular areas, at least some of the grid runners having a cross-section in the general configuration of an inverted tee with a lower flange including a laterally outward portion extending generally vertically upwardly, the panels each having at least one clip element fixed thereto, the clip element having a downwardly extending hook portion interengaging an associated vertically upwardly extending flange portion of an adjacent grid runner, the inter engagement of the hook portion with the vertically upwardly extending flange portion closely horizontally locating the panel relative to said adjacent grid runner whereby the panels are adapted to be sized relative to the center-to-center dimension to form relatively narrow gaps between panels without relatively large variation in gaps between various adjacent panels.