US 11,767,666 B2Granted

Articulated perimeter wall for an industrial worksite

AssigneeUrban Solution Group, LLC

InventorsHeidi Gill, J.R. Barker, Alex Hesse, Tom Neppl

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Abstract

Embodiments are directed to a hinged perimeter barrier or wall for an industrial worksite. The perimeter barrier may be formed from a series of wall sections that include hinged panels. The wall sections may be delivered to the worksite in an unextended configuration and then hoisted (by crane) into an extended configuration. A top panel may include a set of lifting features that may be engaged to raise (unfold) the panels and form the wall section. The wall section may be secured to a structural support using a support attachment assembly. The perimeter barrier may be used to mitigate various byproducts of an industrial worksite, including noise, dust, odor, light, and so on. The panels may be formed from an acoustic dampening material, visual mitigation material, and/or various other materials as may be appropriate for a given worksite.

Claims19

Dependent claims

An acoustic wall for at least partially surrounding an industrial worksite, the acoustic wall comprising:

a first structural support having a first portion embedded in a ground of the industrial worksite and a second portion that extends vertically from the ground;
a second structural support having a first portion embedded in the ground and a second portion that extends vertically from the ground;
a foldable wall section having a set of acoustic panels rigidly coupled to the first and second structural supports and defining a first section side that extends beyond the first structural support and a second section side that extends beyond the second structural support, the set of acoustic panels comprising:
a first acoustic panel defining a section top;
a second acoustic panel rotatably coupled to the first acoustic panel;
and
a third acoustic panel rotatably coupled to the second acoustic panel;
a set of support attachment assemblies, each support attachment assembly coupling an acoustic panel of the set of acoustic panels to one of the first or the second structural supports;
and
a set of section attachment assemblies, each section attachment assembly configured to rigidly couple the foldable wall section to an adjacent foldable wall section.

7 more elements

An acoustic wall for an industrial worksite, comprising:

a first wall section defining a section width between a first section edge and a second section edge, the first wall section comprising a set of acoustic panels, each acoustic panel of the set of acoustic panels rotatably coupled to at least one other acoustic panel of the set of acoustic panels, the first wall section extending between a second wall section and a third wall section;
a first structural support coupled to the first wall section and having a first fixed end embedded in a first foundation, the first structural support extending upward from the first foundation and positioned a first distance from the first section edge of the first wall section;
a second structural support coupled to the first wall section and having a second fixed end embedded in a second foundation, the second structural support extending upward from the second foundation and positioned a second distance from the second section edge of the first wall section;
a first support attachment assembly attaching the first wall section to the first structural support;
and
a second support attachment assembly attaching the first wall section to the second structural support;
a set of section attachment assemblies, each section attachment assembly configured to rigidly couple the first wall section to one of the second or the third wall sections;
wherein:
the first wall section further defines:
a first section side that extends between the first structural support and the first section edge;
and
a second section side that extends between the second structural support and the second section edge.

9 more elements

An acoustic wall for an industrial worksite, comprising:

a first foldable wall section defining a first wall surface and a second wall surface opposite the first wall surface when the acoustic wall is in an assembled configuration, the first foldable wall section comprising:
a first acoustic panel;
a second acoustic panel;
a first set of hinges configured to rotatably couple the first acoustic panel to the second acoustic panel;
a third acoustic panel;
and
a second set of hinges configured to rotatably couple the second acoustic panel to the third acoustic panel;
a first structural support having a first fixed end embedded in a first foundation, the first structural support extending along the first wall surface when the acoustic wall is in the assembled configuration;
and
a second structural support having a second fixed end embedded in a second foundation, the second structural support extending along the first wall surface when the acoustic wall is in the assembled configuration;
a second foldable wall section;
and
a set of section attachment assemblies configured to rigidly couple the first foldable wall section to the second foldable wall section, wherein:
in the assembled configuration:
the first structural support is coupled to the first foldable wall section inward of a first edge of the first foldable wall section;
the second structural support is coupled to the first foldable wall section inward of a second edge of the first foldable wall section;
and
the first foldable wall section is coupled to and extends between the second foldable wall section and a third foldable wall section.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 17/001,453Filed 24 Aug 2020 · continuation
Priority: 1 Sep 2017
Published: US 2020/0385979 A110 Dec 2020
Granted: 26 Sep 2023
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification19 codes

E04B 1/345
With hinged parts: structures deriving their rigidity from concertina folds
E04B 1/3445
With hinged parts: foldable in a flat stack of parallel panels
E04B 1/388
Connections for building structures in general: separate connecting elements
E04B 1/86
Sound-absorbing elements: slab-shaped

Family

Application62/553,696Us provisional application · filed 1 Sep 2017
Application16/119,791Parent of this continuation · filed 31 Aug 2018
US 2020/0385979 A1Pre-grant publication · published 10 Dec 2020
US 10,767,362 B2Parent of this continuation
US 2019/0071859 A1Published application
US 11,767,666 B2This patent

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