Telescoping wall gap filler assembly
AssigneeGordon Sales, Inc.
InventorImack Laydera-Collins
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Abstract
A gap filler assembly for filling or covering a gap between an interior partition wall and an exterior wall of a building. Two slidingly engaged frame members define an interior cavity that has a variable volume. Disposed within the interior cavity is a biasing member configured to exert a force on a first frame member in a direction away from a second frame member for compressing the frame members between the interior partition wall and the exterior wall. The biasing member may be a spring or an expanding foam sound insulation.
Claims13
A gap filler assembly for filling or covering a gap between an interior partition wall and an exterior wall of a building structure, the gap filling assembly comprising:
- a first frame member slidingly engaging a second frame member;
- an interior cavity defined by the first and second frame members, wherein the interior cavity has a variable volume;
- a biasing member comprising expandable foam sound insulation material disposed within the interior cavity, wherein the expandable foam sound insulation material has a first end engaging an interior surface of the first frame member, wherein the expandable foam sound insulation material has a second end engaging an interior surface of the second frame member, and wherein the expandable foam sound insulation material is configured to exert a force on the first frame member in a direction away from the second frame member for compressing the first and second frame members between the interior partition wall and the exterior wall.
A gap filler assembly for filling or covering a gap between an interior partition wall and an exterior wall of a building structure, the gap filling assembly comprising:
- a) a first u-shaped frame member having an interior surface and an exterior surface;
- b) a second u-shaped frame member having an interior surface and an exterior surface, wherein the second u-shaped frame member slidingly engages the first u-shaped frame member to define an interior cavity having a variable volume;
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- c) expandable foam sound insulation disposed within the interior cavity, wherein the expandable foam sound insulation comprises:
- (i) a first portion defining a first end, wherein the first end of the expandable foam sound insulation is adjacent to and engages the interior surface of the first u-shaped frame member;
- (ii) a second portion defining a second end, wherein the second end of the expandable foam sound insulation is adjacent to and engages the interior surface of the second u-shaped frame member such that the expandable foam sound insulation exerts a force on the second frame member in a direction away from the first frame member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.