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US 12,529,223 B2Granted
Acoustic material frame and method
OwnerKelly B. Mckennainventor
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Abstract
A thermoplastic frame for holding acoustical material has extruded square plastic tubing that is inserted or snap-fit onto corner connectors and T-connectors to make an enclosure that houses and compresses the acoustic material. During assembly of the frame, the acoustic material is inserted in the open side of a secondary frame assembly and enclosed and compressed with a cap assembly snap-fit onto the secondary frame assembly.
Claims17
An acoustic material frame assembly comprising:
- a frame,
- the frame having first connectors and second connectors joined to the first connectors with a plurality of tubes to define a frame member,
- the first connectors each having a first transverse member,
- first trunks projecting outwardly from the first transverse member,
- the first trunks extending into the tubes,
- the first trunks each having a first tab member extending into first holes of the tubes to connect the first trunks to the tubes,
- the second connectors each having a second transverse member,
- second trunks projecting outwardly from the second transverse member,
- the second trunks extending into the tubes,
- the second trunks each having a second tab member extending into second holes of the tubes to connect the second trunks to the tubes,
- acoustic material located within the frame member,
- the acoustic material adapted to absorb sound in an environment, and
- a slipcover conducive to penetrable sound waves, the slipcover covering the frame member,
- the second transverse member having a spike member adapted to engage and stabilize the acoustic material located within the frame member.
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A method of enhancing acoustic absorption comprising:
- providing a frame,
- enclosing acoustic material within the frame,
- compressing the acoustic material within the frame,
- the acoustic material adapted to absorb sound in an environment,
- the frame having first connectors and second connectors and a plurality of tubes extending between the first connectors and the second connectors,
- the frame having a secondary frame assembly
- the secondary frame assembly having an open side,
- inserting the acoustic material through the open side into the secondary frame assembly,
- coupling the first connectors and the second connectors and the tubes to define the frame, and
- covering the frame and the acoustic material encased within the frame with a slipcover, and
- installing the covered frame and the encased acoustic material in the environment to absorb sound in the environment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.