Fire barrier
AssigneeBalco, Inc.
InventorJOHNNIE DANIEL HILBURN
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Abstract
A fire barrier operable to be placed within a gap formed between two surfaces. The fire barrier may generally include a first intumescent section, a first foam section coupled with the first intumescent section, and a second intumescent section coupled with the first foam section generally opposite the first intumescent section. In some embodiments, the fire barrier may include a plurality of intumescent sections and a plurality of foam sections with each foam section being positioned between at least two of the intumescent sections.
Claims21
A fire barrier operable to be placed within a gap formed between two surfaces, the barrier comprising:
- a first intumescent section;
- a first foam section coupled with the first intumescent section;
- and
- a second intumescent section coupled with the first foam section generally opposite the first intumescent section.
A fire barrier operable to be placed within a gap formed between two surfaces, the barrier comprising:
- a plurality of intumescent sections;
- and
- a plurality of flexible foam sections, at least one of the foam sections being positioned between at least two of the intumescent sections.
A fire barrier operable to be placed within a gap formed between two surfaces, the barrier comprising:
- a plurality of generally rectangular intumescent sections each presenting a first length;
- and
- a plurality of generally rectangular flexible polyurethane foam sections each presenting a second length generally equal to the first length, each of the foam sections being adhered to at least two of the intumescent sections such that each foam section is positioned between at least two of the intumescent sections,
- the foam sections and the intumescent sections being compressible for placement within the gap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.