Suspension system
AssigneeRockwool International A/S
InventorWilfried Stessel
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Abstract
A sound absorbing system comprising: A wall (5); A wall bracket (1) that is affixed to the wall, the wall bracket comprising a fixing plate (6) which is affixed to and lies along the wall surface; a spacer element (7) connected to and projecting from the fixing plate so as to extend away from the wall and a support element (8) connected to the spacer element; A panel bracket (2) comprising a hook element (11) arranged to hang on the support element of the wall bracket and at least one barb (12) connected to the hook element and extending away from the wall And an acoustic panel (4) affixed to the panel bracket by means of the at least one barb penetrating the panel; such that the acoustic panel is positioned spaced away from the wall at a distance X from the wall and generally parallel to the wall.
Claims19
A sound absorbing system comprising:
- (a) a wall;
- (b) a wall bracket that is affixed to the wall, the wall bracket comprising:
- (i) a fixing plate which is affixed to and lies along the wall;
- (ii) a spacer element connected to and projecting from the fixing plate so as to extend away from the wall;
- (iii) a support element connected to the spacer element;
- (c) a panel bracket which is a unitary component comprising:
- (iv) a hook element arranged to hang on the support element of the wall bracket;
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- (v) at least one barb integrally formed with the hook element and extending away from the wall;
- (d) an acoustic panel affixed to the panel bracket by means of the at least one barb penetrating the panel;
- such that the acoustic panel is positioned spaced away from the wall at a distance X from the wall and generally parallel to the wall.
A method of mounting an acoustic panel on a wall, the method comprising:
- providing a wall bracket comprising a fixing plate which has at least two apertures;
- a spacer element connected to and projecting from the fixing plate;
- and a support element connected to the spacer element;
- affixing the wall bracket to the wall by means of fasteners which pass through the apertures, such that the fixing plate lies along the wall and the spacer element extends in a direction away from the wall;
- providing an acoustic panel;
- providing a panel bracket which is a unitary component comprising a hook element and at least one barb integrally formed with the hook element;
- affixing the acoustic panel to the panel bracket by penetration of the at least one barb into the material of the acoustic panel;
- hanging the panel bracket with the acoustic panel affixed thereto on the support element of the wall bracket by means of hanging the hook element on the support element.
A bracket for mounting an acoustic panel, the bracket comprising:
- an elongate plate having first and second major surfaces and being of substantially rectangular perimeter having top and bottom long edges and short end edges;
- wherein the top and bottom long edges have length in the range 250 to 600 mm;
- and the top and bottom long edges have length from 3 to 10 times the length of the end edges;
- wherein the top edge is provided with a fold along substantially its entire length in the direction of the first major surface;
- and the plate is provided with at least two barbs in the form of cut-outs extending
- upwardly in a direction away from the second major surface and forming an angle with the second major surface in the range 20 to 50 degrees.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.