Acoustic isolators
AssigneeUnited States Gypsum Company
InventorFrank Pospisil
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Abstract
A cement-based acoustic isolator for use in a composite flooring system which includes a Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) subfloor, a metal inverted track attached to a top surface of the cement-based acoustic isolator, and an upper flooring attached to a top surface of the metal inverted track, includes a plurality of structural panel layers stacked upon one another; and an adhesive which secures the plurality of structural panel layers to one another. The adhesive also secures the plurality of structural panel layers to the metal inverted track and the CLT subfloor of the composite flooring system.
Claims18
A reinforced cement-based acoustic isolator used in a composite flooring system comprising:
- a stack comprising a plurality of insulation layers composed of high-density non-woven fiberglass boards secured to one another with an adhesive, said stack comprising a hole penetrating therethrough;
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- a cement product which fills said hole, said cement product comprising gypsum poured to fill said hole.
A composite flooring system comprising:
- a cross-laminated timber (CLT) subfloor;
- a plurality of reinforced cement-based acoustic isolators disposed on top of and attached to said CLT subfloor, said reinforced cement-based acoustic isolators comprising:
- a stack comprising a plurality of insulation layers secured to one another with an adhesive, said stack comprising a hole penetrating therethrough;
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- a cement product which fills said hole;
- a plurality of metal inverted tracks attached to a top surface of said plurality of acoustic isolators;
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- an upper flooring attached to a top surface of said metal inverted tracks.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.