US Patent 9637918 Cross runner to main runner anchor clip

A roll formed sheet metal main runner and a roll formed sheet metal cross runner intersecting the main runner from one side at a slot in the main runner, the cross runner having a sheet metal end connector extending through the slot, the connector having a lateral projection with a rearwardly facing edge and a hole rearward of the projection at which the connector is fixed to the cross runner, a stamped sheet metal anchor clip with a tongue projecting through the slot and a base connected to the tongue on a side of the main runner opposite the cross runner, the tongue having a relief area aligned with the connector projection, an edge abutting the connector projecting edge, and a hole aligned with the connector hole, and a fastener through both of said connector and tongue holes securing said clip to said connector.